Titanic Scandal: The Trial of the Mount Temple - Softcover

Molony, Senan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848686994 ISBN 13: 9781848686991

Publisher: Amberley Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

From the day she sank in April 1912 to the present, one of the enduring mysteries of the Titanic disaster was the single-funneled, four-masted 'mystery ship', sighted as the White Star liner, outward bound on her maiden voyage, began to slip beneath the calm waters of the iceberg-strewn North Atlantic. The Leyland liner SS Californian has been blamed, but was she the real mystery ship - the one that ignored the distress rockets sent up by Titanic's officers? The ship that was so close that she could have saved the lives of almost all on board the doomed Titanic? Was there another ship in the vicinity? There were many ships close by that night, including ones not fitted with radio, but the most likely candidate, using the circumstantial evidence available at the time, is Canadian Pacific's SS Mount Temple. Journalist Senan Molony, Titanic enthusiast and author of many books and articles on Titanic, gives us the evidence for and against Mount Temple, including cryptic clues given by passengers on that fateful voyage as well as the evidence that many of her officers left the ship at her first port of call after the sinking.

About this title

About the Author:

Senan Molony lives in Dublin and is a journalist on a major Irish newspaper. His last book was a new history of the Titanic and the Californian. He has written many books and articles on the Titanic and is considered one of the world’s experts on the disaster that changed maritime history.

Review:

“Serious reading for Titanic fans and students of the sea.” (past in review)

“There were many ships close by that night... but the most likely candidate...is Canadian Pacific’s SS Mount Temple. ...gives the reader evidence for and against...uncovers those allegations, the identity of claimants and the reasons why they must be taken seriously.” (SIRREADALOT.ORG)

About this edition

• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848686994
• ISBN 13: 9781848686991
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256