In a story that eerily predicts and parallels the disaster of the "Titanic", "The Wreck of the Titan" is the story of John Rowland, a disgraced former Royal Navy Lieutenant and now a drunkard who helps save the daughter of a former lover and in so doing restores his reputation and position in life. "The Wreck of the Titan" is a harrowing tale of adventure amidst the disastrous sinking of an ocean liner on its maiden voyage.