In particular, design differences between the Titanic and Olympic, visible in photographs of the two ships, are consistent with the wreckage of Titanic being, in fact, Titanic, and making the switch theory implausible.
Another of the ships, Olympic, was put into service the year before, on June 14, 1911, and retired in 1935, with many of its fixtures and fittings auctioned off before it was scrapped.
Magellan and its collaborator Atlantic Productions released sample images and animations of the Titanic wreck site scans to media outlets in May 2023, which can be viewed (here), (here).
Olympic’s hull number was 400, and Titanic’s was 401.
“Meanwhile,” Layton said, “the Titanic’s correct hull number, 401, has been observed at the wreck site and on items recovered from the wreck.
Persons:
Robert John Welch, J, Kent Layton, ” Layton, Olympic’s, Layton, Titanic’s, Tim Maltin, Read
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Titanic, Facebook, National Museums Northern, White Star Lines, Olympic, Belfast shipyard, Library of Congress, Bain News Service, Getty, Magellan Ltd, Atlantic Productions, HULL, Reuters
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Atlantic, Belfast , Northern Ireland, National Museums Northern Ireland, Southampton, England, New York, Titanic