The Steam & Splendor Network Podcast
The Steam & Splendor Network Podcast
Podcast Description
Welcome to The Steam & Splendor Network Official Podcast! Join historians and authors Tad Fitch and J. Kent Layton for an in-depth exploration of the Titanic and other great Atlantic liners. With decades of research, they bring history to life through engaging discussions, expert guests, and exclusive content that preserves history while examining the facts and dispelling myths surrounding these legendary vessels.Watch The Steam & Splendor Network on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@SteamAndSplendorJoin our Patreon to help support our work:http://patreon.com/TheSteamandSplendorNetworkOr buy us a coffee!https://buymeacoffee.com/steamandsplendornetwork
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Content Themes
This podcast delves into themes of maritime history, myth-busting, and in-depth analysis of ocean liners, focusing on specific topics like the design critiques of the Titanic, collaborative book projects on historical vessels, and modern research efforts such as the lifeboat occupancy studies. Episode examples include discussions with researchers on the errors surrounding Titanic's design and features, and explorations of Lusitania's historical context.
Welcome to The Steam & Splendor Network Official Podcast! Join historians and authors Tad Fitch and J. Kent Layton for an in-depth exploration of the Titanic and other great Atlantic liners. With decades of research, they bring history to life through engaging discussions, expert guests, and exclusive content that preserves history while examining the facts and dispelling myths surrounding these legendary vessels.
Watch The Steam & Splendor Network on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@SteamAndSplendor
Join our Patreon to help support our work:
http://patreon.com/TheSteamandSplendorNetwork
Or buy us a coffee!
https://buymeacoffee.com/steamandsplendornetwork
In this episode, hosts Tad Fitch and J. Kent Layton are joined by Siegfried, Paul, and Colin from Project Vaterland—a fascinating digital reconstruction project bringing the Hamburg America Line’s revolutionary SS Vaterland back to life as she appeared in 1914. The team shares insights into the extensive research and the creative process behind the project, the challenges of building an accurate and detailed 3D model of both the ship’s exterior and many of her interior passenger and crew spaces, and what drives their passion for maritime history.
The conversation also dives into how the Vaterland and her intended running mates—Imperator and Bismarck (known as the Ballin Trio)—stack up against contemporaries like Titanic and the other Olympic-class liners, and Cunard’s Lusitania and Mauretania.
Things take a thought-provoking turn as the group explores a fascinating ”what if” scenario: how might the competition for the transatlantic passenger trade between Cunard, White Star, and Hamburg America have unfolded if World War I had never occurred? Vaterland was bigger than Titanic, but learn why it was revolutionary, beyond just its sheer size.
Find the Project Vaterland website here: If you have skills in computer modeling and are interested in volunteering your time, or if you’d like to support the project with a financial donation, visit:
https://project-vaterland.de/
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