Bridlington author goes to the movies with Titanic ships book
Prolific Bridlington author Richard M Jones, who has special knowledge covering shipwrecks, has written a new book looking at the vessels that have been used to ‘play the Titanic’ in various movies.
The new publication, his fourth focusing on the Titanic story, features the four ships that were used as the infamous liner for the sole purpose of making a movie.
Four movies, four ships; each ship having its own history – and each movie having its own reviews and successes.
Mr Jones said: “On Monday, December 1 a new book about the Titanic will be published.
“I had previously written three other books about the Titanic, the two released this year focused on 1912 (The Titanic Fleet) and the expeditions to the wreck in the modern era (Titanic – The Searches and the Dives).
“My final instalment is ‘Titanic – The Movie Ships’, which tells the story of the liners Asturias, Athinai, Queen Mary and Cap Arcona and how they came to be used on the big screen as the most tragic of liners.
“The irony about the Cap Arcona is that once filming had finished, it suffered a horrendous fate which ended up taking three times more lives than the Titanic disaster.
“I paid a visit to the area where the ship went down during the Second World War and paid my respects at the memorial to this most horrific of shipwrecks.
“It has been a very long project to get these books written. What started off as one volume ended up being three separate books, all of which have been made to look fantastic by the publisher, and so far I have been getting some excellent feedback from the other two.
“Titanic – The Bridlington Connections was my first book on the liner published in 2019 focusing on the links between the ship and my home town.
“To now have a further three to add to this tally is a great feeling, as each book tells something new about the Titanic that was not previously published.
“Titanic – The Movie Ships is my 29th book and the sixth to be published this year. With many more projects being worked on, 2026 is going to be the release of several shipwreck and Bridlington books.”
The new book will be available to order online from Amazon, Mr Jones’ website or by contacting him via Facebook (Richard M Jones) or email [email protected] for mail order signed copies.