Mark Chirnside

Titanic Author, Mark Chirnside tells us that White Star spent more money on the three Olympic class ships then the entire value of their fleet in 1908. Were the Olympic Class ships the peak of shipbuilding in the early 1900's?

When Olympic made her maiden voyage in June 1911 from Southampton to New York, Thomas Andrews traveled onboard to observe and take notes on potential improvements for Titanic and other ships. Titanic Channel Host Mark Chirnside reveals how the suggested improvements illustrate just how detail-oriented Thomas Andrews truly was.

Based on a famous 1911 photograph of Olympic in dry dock, it has always been assumed that Titanic had an identical four-bladed center propeller. Titanic Channel Host Mark Chirnside has uncovered a Harland & Wolff document that describes a three-bladed center propeller for Titanic.

Celtic, Cedric, Baltic, and Adriatic proceeded the design of Olympic, Titanic, and Britannic. Titanic Channel Host Mark Chirnside reveals why in many ways, they were perhaps the most successful quartet of ships ever built for North Atlantic service.

It's always been suggested that H&W decided to enclose the forward end of Titanic's A deck promenade because Olympic's first-class passengers had complained about sea spray. Mark Chirnside believes that might not be the reason and he explains why.

During WW1 a German submarine fired two torpedoes at Olympic. One of those torpedoes struck her midship just below the waterline. Titanic Channel Host Mark Chirnside reveals what happened next.