Titanic II

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EarlOfHazard

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3,601 posts

157 months

Saturday 13th February 2016
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/arti...

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/pictures-of-the-new-t...

Replica of the Titanic being built in China. Fascinating stuff, not sure if I'd be a little superstitious though...

Pan Pan Pan

9,777 posts

110 months

Saturday 13th February 2016
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EarlOfHazard said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/arti...

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/pictures-of-the-new-t...

Replica of the Titanic being built in China. Fascinating stuff, not sure if I'd be a little superstitious though...
I hope they take the waterproof bulkheads all the way up to the underside of the main deck this time, and use modern welded construction rather than rivets!

Crush

15,077 posts

168 months

Saturday 13th February 2016
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Pan Pan Pan said:
I hope they take the waterproof bulkheads all the way up to the underside of the main deck this time, and use modern welded construction rather than rivets!
Being built in China........ A good chance this'll be a real Titanic II without the need for an iceberg hehe

Simpo Two

85,147 posts

264 months

Saturday 13th February 2016
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Presumably it has more lifeboats than the original!

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 13th February 2016
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Still think they've missed a trick not making the new Titanic a semi-submersible! I mean, it could "sink" like the original on every cruise! That's bound to get the punters queuing up to buy tickets!

EarlOfHazard

Original Poster:

3,601 posts

157 months

Saturday 13th February 2016
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Pan Pan Pan said:
EarlOfHazard said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/arti...

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/pictures-of-the-new-t...

Replica of the Titanic being built in China. Fascinating stuff, not sure if I'd be a little superstitious though...
I hope they take the waterproof bulkheads all the way up to the underside of the main deck this time, and use modern welded construction rather than rivets!
Yes I read that it's welded. Not sure many boats a riveted anymore, but don't quote me on that

-crookedtail-

1,558 posts

189 months

Saturday 13th February 2016
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I doubt the thing will ever be built, has construction even started yet?

I do not see the appeal to be honest, and I'm fascinated by the Titanic story, but it'll be small by modern standards with sod all to do - One crappy swimming pool, no modern entertainment...would there really be a market for it? i mean being in 3rd class will be great for about an hour, then bloody awful!!


Still, different strokes..




Trevatanus

11,109 posts

149 months

Saturday 13th February 2016
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I wonder if this is the same ship that was to travel the same route as the original ship for the centenary?

MBBlat

1,601 posts

148 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Pan Pan Pan said:
I hope they take the waterproof bulkheads all the way up to the underside of the main deck this time, and use modern welded construction rather than rivets!
I did read a very technical report about 15 years ago by Harland and Wolff which amongst other things compared the design to modern stability standards. The conclusion - to pass a grand total of two bulkheads would have to be extended 6 feet.

The whole water topping over the watertight bulkheads thing is a bit of a misnomer anyway, in reality the actual bulkheads gave way as the water pressure exceeded their design limits, so most of the subsequenct flooding was from the bottom up.

One more thought, the Titanic was designed to four compartment damage ie any four consecutive compartments could flood and she would remain afloat, unfortunately the collision with the iceberg flooded five compartments. If you going on a cruse or a ferry, most modern ships are designed for 3 compartment damage and if they suffered the same damage extent as the Titanic very few would stay afloat as long.

AER

1,142 posts

269 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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This looks like Clive Palmer's vanity project. Australia's illustrious entrepreneur-cum-politician who has just had one of his other investments go into voluntary receivership. Titanic could be an unfortunate metaphor for his business career...

RogerExplosion

1,130 posts

189 months

Monday 15th February 2016
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The man is a clown. He's just had a lucky career of being in the right place at the right time.

JuniorD

8,616 posts

222 months

Monday 15th February 2016
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It makes perfect long term economic sense. Build Titanic ship, sink it on maiden voayage, 80 or so years later totally cash in and dine out on it for next 30 years. The same buisness model has been tried and tested in Belfast where the local tourism economy is in large part propped up by it.

Simpo Two

85,147 posts

264 months

Monday 15th February 2016
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JuniorD said:
Build Titanic ship, sink it on maiden voayage, 80 or so years later totally cash in and dine out on it...
Underwater restaurant!

Hooli

32,278 posts

199 months

Monday 15th February 2016
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Simpo Two said:
JuniorD said:
Build Titanic ship, sink it on maiden voayage, 80 or so years later totally cash in and dine out on it...
Underwater restaurant!
Awash with business

hairyben

8,516 posts

182 months

Monday 15th February 2016
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-crookedtail- said:
I doubt the thing will ever be built, has construction even started yet?

I do not see the appeal to be honest, and I'm fascinated by the Titanic story, but it'll be small by modern standards with sod all to do - One crappy swimming pool, no modern entertainment...would there really be a market for it? i mean being in 3rd class will be great for about an hour, then bloody awful!!


Still, different strokes..
^This, whats the point of it?

What the titanic was built for is served by jumbo jets today, and cruise ships are different animals entirely.

FourWheelDrift

88,375 posts

283 months

Monday 15th February 2016
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Iceberg II


Simpo Two

85,147 posts

264 months

Monday 15th February 2016
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hairyben said:
What the titanic was built for is served by jumbo jets today, and cruise ships are different animals entirely.
No no no, you're supposed to say 'Cruise ships are different animals altogether' - and then we can chorus 'Cruise ships are different animals'...

FourWheelDrift

88,375 posts

283 months

Monday 15th February 2016
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Simpo Two said:
hairyben said:
What the titanic was built for is served by jumbo jets today, and cruise ships are different animals entirely.
No no no, you're supposed to say 'Cruise ships are different animals altogether' - and then we can chorus 'Cruise ships are different animals'...
4 props good, 2 props bad.

Scotty2

1,265 posts

265 months

Monday 15th February 2016
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Titanic had three. Two 3 blades and one central 4 bladed.