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Old April 17th, 2012, 02:44 PM   #11
hypnotoad24
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Originally Posted by George Bramwell View Post
Titanic was only built in Belfast. By a Liverpool owned company H&W, which even had a ship repairing branch in Liverpool. The Irish built it with poor quality rivets. The plates buckled and the rivets popped because of the poor rivet quality.
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-...nic-myths-sunk!

Nothing wrong with the rivets.

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The Irish said it was unsinkable. The Scousers never.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17515305

It was never claimed as unsinkable.

Looks like you like dealing in myths, rather than facts.

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Captain Smith had settled in Liverpool for 40 years marrying a local girl.
WOW! What a STUNNING and VITAL part of the Titanic story! Keep them coming!

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Ismay had two huge mansions, "Sandheys" in Mossley Hill, Liverpool and "Dawpool" at Thurstaston on the Wirral.
Brilliant.
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