http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...azing-new-designs-really-WILL-1912-again.html
Unbelievable story. Would really love to see it.
Unbelievable story. Would really love to see it.
Titanic II - Expected Completion in 2016
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jhoak
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Rich boys like spendy toys.
If I had that kind of coin in the bank I'm pretty sure I could find much more worthwhile uses for it.
I couldn't care less about taking a cruise on it but it would be very cool to take a tour of the ship. Especially if it's as "historically accurate" as the builder claims.
If I had that kind of coin in the bank I'm pretty sure I could find much more worthwhile uses for it.
I couldn't care less about taking a cruise on it but it would be very cool to take a tour of the ship. Especially if it's as "historically accurate" as the builder claims.
At the very least, the builder will be employing quite a few people.
In a Chinese shipyard. Which seems very wrong for something so British.
Agreed. However, that kind of project is going to have quite a bit of money kicking around the global economy.
The shipyard that built the original Titanic, Harland & Wolff, is still in business in Belfast. I'm surprised that the future owners of Titanic II decided against having it built in the same facility as the original.
Maybe they wanted this one to stay afloat...
The substantial differences from the original diminish its potential appeal. It'll be diesel electric driving azipods rather than steam. And I rather doubt it'll have the ratio of service to guests of the original and I doubt that service will be primarily British besides. It doesn't have to sink to make the experience authentic, but I think it'll fall well short in too many ways to have any real appeal--if it even actually gets built, which I doubt.
Recent studies of the Titanic have shown that it was due to the high quality shipbuilding of Harland And Wolfe that she stayed afloat as long as she did. Any other ship of the time wouldn't have lasted an hour.
I was being a trifle sarcastic - although IIRC, Harland and Wolfe did the original design with the borderline useless watertight compartments.
The Watertight compartment design was actually very effective. It was literally the safest ship afloat. The designers just never planned on a situation where the ship could be damaged THAT severely.
Sandy G
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Bingo, Buddy ! My point exactly...Talk about "Tempting" fate...THAT'S pokin' Fate in the Nose, IMHO...
Douglas Adams had a running gag about a Starship Titanic being built, which suffered a sudden and complete failure of existence a few minutes into its maiden flight. :lmao:
The third in the White Star trio, the Gigantic, later renamed "Britannic" in wake of the Titanic tragedy which was still under construction at the time of the Titanic sinking, had been redesigned so not only would the watertight compartment divisions extended to the top of the hull, another full length division completely disected the ship creating 32 watertight compartments.
This ship would have survived the same damage that sank the Titanic. Unfortunately that ship never saw commercial service as it was requisitioned by the British Admirality for use as a hospital ship during WW I upon completion. Unfortunately, it too sank in the Aegean Sea when it struck an underwater mine which blew a huge hole in the hull. Thankfully casualties were few as the ship had no injured soldiers aboard at the time.
Tragically however, the first two lifeboats had been launched whilst the ship was still underway and were promptly sucked into the huge props which were already coming out or the water, killing everybody in them.
At any rate, I've always considered 4-funnel ships to be the most beautiful (viewed from the exterior) and there were actually very few ever built- with those of White Star Line looking the best. To actually be able see a firsthand replica of one of these vessels would be quite a memorable experience, to say the least. :yes:
This ship would have survived the same damage that sank the Titanic. Unfortunately that ship never saw commercial service as it was requisitioned by the British Admirality for use as a hospital ship during WW I upon completion. Unfortunately, it too sank in the Aegean Sea when it struck an underwater mine which blew a huge hole in the hull. Thankfully casualties were few as the ship had no injured soldiers aboard at the time.
Tragically however, the first two lifeboats had been launched whilst the ship was still underway and were promptly sucked into the huge props which were already coming out or the water, killing everybody in them.
At any rate, I've always considered 4-funnel ships to be the most beautiful (viewed from the exterior) and there were actually very few ever built- with those of White Star Line looking the best. To actually be able see a firsthand replica of one of these vessels would be quite a memorable experience, to say the least. :yes:
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