Project Gutenberg 2014-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 438 Walker, John Bernard 1858 12018295 An Unsinkable Titanic: Every Ship its own Lifeboat Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Unsinkable Titanic: Every Ship its Own Lifeboat" by J. Bernard Walker is a critical examination of maritime safety, specifically addressing the construction flaws that led to the Titanic disaster, written in the early 20th century. The book argues that the focus on speed and luxury in modern shipbuilding has compromised safety, making the case for a systematic return to foundational safety principles seen in earlier ships like the Great Eastern. The author aims to highlight the essential need for better safety designs in ocean liners to prevent tragedies like the sinking of the Titanic. The opening of the work sets the stage for a profound analysis of the factors that contributed to the Titanic's rapid sinking following a collision with an iceberg. Walker discusses the false sense of security that arose from the ship's size and supposed state-of-the-art safety features, which failed to prevent disaster. He notes critical shortcomings in the ship's design, such as the inadequacy of watertight compartments and the flawed regulations governing ship safety. Walker emphasizes the importance of revisiting effective safety measures, particularly emphasizing the need for ships to be built as their own lifeboats, thereby reducing reliance on lifeboats and improving overall maritime safety. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46219/46219-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 50.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Titanic (Steamship) Shipbuilding VM Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology 206617 2025-08-18T15:20:31.886743 text/html 179069 2024-10-24T08:33:03 text/html 2011068 2025-08-18T15:20:37.910774 application/epub+zip 2010863 2025-08-18T15:20:33.546767 application/epub+zip 123935 2025-08-18T15:20:32.410724 application/epub+zip 2513451 2025-08-18T15:20:40.852787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2488856 2025-08-18T15:20:36.692721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181098 2022-09-21T04:47:43.283069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162688 2025-08-18T15:20:31.297713 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142683 2024-10-24T08:33:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16332 2025-08-18T15:20:41.024716 application/rdf+xml 24141 2025-08-18T15:20:32.498713 image/jpeg 4346 2025-08-18T15:20:32.454699 image/jpeg 2190155 2025-08-18T15:20:32.043780 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog