Bill
Wormstedt's
Titanic
Like many other people interested in the Titanic disaster (pre-Cameron, anyway), I first got 'hooked' by reading Walter Lord's book "A Night to Remember". In my case, this occurred when I was a teenager in the early 1960's. As this was the only book easily available at the time, the interest died down to be replaced by many other things. When Robert Ballard discovered the wreck in 1985, I became interested again, and started searching out and buying other new books on the subject.
In addition to writing some short bios for the Encyclopedia Titanica
site,
following are several other articles I have written about the Titanic:
Titanic:
The Lifeboat Launching Sequence Re-Examined by Bill
Wormstedt, Tad Fitch and George Behe. A new look at the
lowering
order of the lifeboats as they left Titanic, to develop a revised
timeline.
The
Lifeboats of the Titanic - A comparison of the revised timeline to
the British Inquiry timeline, along with additional information
regarding crew in
charge
of the lifeboats, and a comparision of lifeboat occupancy.
Historical Accuracy in James Cameron's
Titanic -
an article reprinted/revised from Words and Pictures #7, Jan/Mar
1998.
This article was written shortly after the premiere of the movie, and
is
aimed at the standard movie go-er unfamiliar with the details of the
sinking,
as opposed to the Titanic rivet-counters!
Shots in the Dark - Did an Officer Commit Suicide on the Titanic in the Last Stages of the Sinking?
Miscellaneous - Various photos relating to the Titanic - the grave of Albert Horswill, 1999 photos of the Nomadic
Titanic Voices Index - An index to the
book
Titanic Voices - available in both an online version, and downloadable
versions
The
Facts: What Did the Survivors See of the Break-up of the Titanic?
For very many years, many of us thought the Titanic sank intact.
And many thought, and still think, that most of the survivors also said
she sank whole. But what did the people who testified at both
Inquiries actually say? Did most *really* say it sank
whole? (Note: this article is hosted at Encyclopedia Titanica,
and requires Adobe Acrobat to read it)
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Photo sites - Titanic gatherings
Titanic Symposium - Castine Maine
Guest articles:
The Final Seconds before Collision By Bruce A. Trinque
In addition, following is a list of my favorite Titanic web-pages,
focusing
on the historical aspects of the tragedy:
Encyclopedia Titanica - contains biographies on many of the passengers & crew of the ship, along with interactive deck plans of the ship.
George Behe's Titanic Tidbits - an interesting series of articles about various aspects of the disaster such as:
What music did the Band play that night?
Did a man save himself by dressing as a woman?
What about the Californian?
Roy Mengot's Titanic - Roy's model of the Titanic wreck is by far the best and most detailed I've ever seen!
Dave Billnitzer's The Titanic and the Mystery Ship - a look at the evidence for and against the Californian as being the ship spotted by the Titanic on April 14 - 15, 1912.
The Titanic Inquiry Project - The full texts of the 1912 Titanic Inquiries - both American and British. Available online, or as a downloadable file.
Marconigraph.com - Parks Stevenson's site containing a number of interesting articles relating to the Marconi installation, the White Paper on the Grounding of the Titanic (with author David Brown). Also showcasing Ken Marschall's excellent article on the state of the Titanic wreck in 2001!
Sam Halpern's TITANICOLOGY - A prolific author, Sam has a number of online articles spotlighting the technical aspects of the disaster.