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“How do we know X about the Titanic-“

It’s Olympic, guys. The answer is pretty much always Olympic. No, they weren’t identical, and if you know what to look for they’re pretty easy to tell apart, but they were functionally similar enough that it’s like comparing two cars of the same make and model, except one has tinted windows and better tires.

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my most controversial ship? heh...the Thomas W Lawson

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you like that? I got more, how bout the SS Bessemer

This experimental piece o' shit, courtesy of Sir Henry Bessemer, had a stabilized cabin meant to combat seasickness. Unfortunately, due to the kinetic consequences of building a ship like that, it also combatted seaworthiness, and the instant this thing touched water it enthusiastically slammed itself into the pier with all the grace of a twelfth round boxer.

Not to be deterred, Bessemer repaired the ship, hired a veteran sea captain, slapped the stern and sent her out for a second go. The ship then proceeded to crash into the Same Fucking Pier even harder, demolishing it.

The SS Bessemer, her bloodlust satiated, retired from the cruise ship life and settled down in Swanley, where she became a billiard room, and then a lecture hall, and then rubble, due to an encounter with bombs.

This one's for the SS Bessemer. Rest in peace you wild bitch.

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