Table of Contents
Preface vii
Part I The Background 1
1 The Yard 3
2 Building the Great Leviathan: A Guide to Titanic's Details 7
3 What the Titanic Was Made Of: The Science of Iron 24
4 The Riveting Process 38
5 Harland & Wolff's Protocols 51
Part II The Facts 61
6 April 14, 1912-What Are the Facts? 63
7 Materials Investigation: The Goal of the Recent Expeditions 87
8 Distilling the Facts: What Are the Possible Scenarios? 99
Part III The Analysis 107
9 The 300-Foot Gash 109
10 Hull Steel = Brittle Steel? 115
11 Does the Answer Lie with the Rivets? 140
12 The Collision Scenario 162
Part IV The Rest of the Story 173
13 Other Tidbits You May Have Heard About 175
14 As the Metal Rusts: What Is Happening to the Wreck of the Titanic Now? 187
Notes 203
Bibliography 211
Glossary 221
Who's Who in What Really Sank the Titanic 227
Acknowledgments 237
Index 241