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Titanic Olympic switchAtlas
Historical Events · Maritime, aviation & transport disasters
Accounts alleging Titanic was switched with Olympic for an insurance plot versus standard maritime history identifying Titanic as the ship lost in 1912.
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- 1912-04-15 · eventTitanic sinks
- 1912-04-15 · eventTitanic disaster in the North Atlantic
- 1985 · amplificationRepeated wreck surveys used in identity and damage debates
- 1985 · eventTitanic wreck located on the seafloor
- 1985 · investigationWreck located
- 1990 · first_appearanceModern switch theories gain print traction
- 2010 · popularizationBook-length Titanic-or-Olympic switch claims marketed to general readers
- 2010 · popularizationInternet documentaries amplify Olympic-switch claims
- 2020 · amplificationFact-check and media rebuttals of the sister-ship switch claim
- 2020 · amplificationOnline photo and video comparisons of Olympic and Titanic features