Mark Chirnside

Maritime researcher and author, specialising in Olympic, Titanic, Britannic and other contemporary liners. (Message via my website’s Contact form.)

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'Oceanic: White Star's "Ship of the Century"' is out! If you want a personal, signed copy you can buy one here: https://t.co/2zj60umYzu

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Olympic won favourable reviews for the way she handled. On more than one occasion, mariners commented positively on how she steered, likening her to a ‘catboat’ and a ‘yacht’. https://t.co/i5SUXqDFyC

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My new article, published in Titanic International Society's Voyage journal and now on Encyclopedia Titanica, analyses Mauretania's operating accounts for 1910 and reveals first class was the revenue and profit generator - not third class. https://t.co/AaWrTsbtYt

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Many people seem to assume that the number of passengers Titanic carried on her maiden voyage was relatively low. In fact, express liners rarely sailed fully booked outside the height of the season. https://t.co/wHhgTAFDRi

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Mensen, deze gast verdient een retweet!
Zo knap gedaan, en toch zo bescheiden 🫡

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Chapter 2 picks up the story as the complex design and construction process gets underway!

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Is there a cure for authors with an exhausted right hand? 😊✋

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@DrPLee @littleFIRE7 @TitanicSociety @TitanicIntlSoc @Belfast_Titanic @TitanicTours @TitanicBookClub Thanks for your kind comments on my work!

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Copies of Olympic & Titanic: Triumph & Disaster will be landing on doormats shortly. Today’s blog previews Chapter 1! https://t.co/dQz2bP6wd3

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As a non-native English speaker I must say Marlene’s list is a great showcase of how tricky English can be at times.

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@stemero11 @littleFIRE7 @TitanicSociety @TitanicIntlSoc @Belfast_Titanic @TitanicTours @DrPLee @TitanicBookClub Thank you - I do hope you enjoy it. Please feed back! 😊

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On Wednesday 17 April 1912, Edward Wilding was still digesting news of the Titanic disaster when he had to go to court.

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Did you know about Thomas Andrews’ brother John? https://t.co/IUD4HLuQMI

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Today’s blog looks at who used Olympic’s Turkish Baths, including the gender statistics! https://t.co/B5uLxXAF7J

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Have you ever read an article about Titanic and sighed? Here’s an example of misinformation! https://t.co/eMw1NW09HS

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The new book has a colour section! Let’s take a look… https://t.co/prtHJvPJOL

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@miriam_cates A thoughtful article - thank you. We might well be in a better position if John Major’s 1997 proposals for a state pension plus has been implemented @miriam_cates