The lost ships of Robert Ballard /

Wrecks discussed include the Titanic, Britannic, Lusitania, Empress of Ireland, Andrea Doria, Bismarck, and the ghost fleet of Guadalcanal.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ballard, Robert D. (Author)
Other Authors: Archbold, Rick, 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego, California : Thunder Bay Press, [2005]
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Revisiting lost ships
  • A better way to cross: The birth of the transatlantic ocean liner, 1819-1900
  • Friendly rivals: The story of the Lusitania and Mauretania, 1907-1935
  • Death of a dream: The saga of the Olympic and the Titanic, 1911-1935
  • Forgotten sister: The brief life of White Star's Bitannic, 1914-1916
  • High-seas society: Normandie, Queen Mary and the rise of glamour, 1919-1945
  • Fast fade: The twilight of the Atlantic passenger liner, 1945-1956
  • Sunken warriors: The pursuit of the Bismarck and the lost ships of Iron Bottom Sound, 1941-1942
  • Epilogue: Preserving lost ships.