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Replica of the Titanic being built in China. Fascinating stuff, not sure if I'd be a little superstitious though...
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Replica of the Titanic being built in China. Fascinating stuff, not sure if I'd be a little superstitious though...
EarlOfHazard said:
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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!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 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!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 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..
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..
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.
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.
-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? 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..
What the titanic was built for is served by jumbo jets today, and cruise ships are different animals entirely.
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'...Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff