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Episode 64 - Titanic, part 1: Building The 'Unsinkable Ship'

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One summer evening in 1907, two men came together to discuss an idea that they hoped would change the world — or at least the world of maritime travel. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line, and Lord William Pirrie, chairman of the shipyard Harland and Wolff, hatched a plan to build several gargantuan ships unlike anything the world had ever seen before. https://allthatsinteresting.com/rms-titanic credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/uncovered60 and use code uncovered60 for 60% off plus free shipping! Please fill out our listener survey to give us some feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 64 - Titanic, part 1: Building The 'Unsinkable Ship'

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