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jimmy olsen

April 30, 2012, 07:03:38 AM
Hmm...what unlikely catastrophe will be its doom?

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/clive-palmer-looks-to-build-new-titanic/story-e6frg8zx-1226342457309
QuoteClive Palmer looks to build new Titanic

    by: Andrew Fraser
    From: The Australian
    April 30, 2012 10:10AM

AS he was announcing his aspirations for federal politics, Clive Palmer was also thinking of building this century's Titanic.

The Queensland mining magnate announced today he had signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese state-owned company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build Titanic II.

Construction on the ship would begin at the end of next year. The ship would be ready for her first voyage in 2016.

Mr Palmer said he planned for it to be as close as possible in design and specification to the original Titanic.

The completed ship will travel from Shanghai to London, escorted by the Chinese navy.

It will travel from London to New York on its first passenger voyage.

Asked if the ship could sink, Mr Palmer told reporters: "Of course it will sink if you put a hole in it.''

He added: "It is going to be designed so it won't sink.
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"It will be designed as a modern ship with all the technology to ensure that doesn't happen.

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April 30, 2012, 07:22:41 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 30, 2012, 07:03:38 AM
Hmm...what unlikely catastrophe will be its doom?

Excessive hype it can't possibly live up to.
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April 30, 2012, 07:36:20 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 30, 2012, 07:03:38 AM
Hmm...what unlikely catastrophe will be its doom?

Fuck off, Assburger.

Valmy

#3
April 30, 2012, 07:49:16 AM
Did they maintain the Irish drunk capacity in steerage?

Quote"It is going to be designed so it won't sink.

He just had to say it didn't he?
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#4
April 30, 2012, 07:51:08 AM
Quote from: Valmy on April 30, 2012, 07:49:16 AM
Did they maintain the Irish drunk capacity in steerage?

HEY NOW

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viper37

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April 30, 2012, 08:15:49 AM
QuoteThe completed ship will travel from Shanghai to London, escorted by the Chinese navy.
Well, there shouldn't be too many icebergs there, so that should help.  Might be good to avoid italian captains, too.
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April 30, 2012, 09:17:33 AM
The Titanic was designed to not sink, too.  Of course, it all depends on the ship being properly built to spec, and with Chinese outsourcing, what is the likelihood of that happening? :contract:
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#7
April 30, 2012, 10:22:20 AM
they'll build it on land, like that carrier mock-up in china, iirc.

Eddie Teach

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April 30, 2012, 02:15:59 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 30, 2012, 07:03:38 AM
Hmm...what unlikely catastrophe will be its doom?

Sabotage.
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Barrister

#9
April 30, 2012, 02:27:28 PM
That just doesn't make any sense.

The London to New York line that Titanic was built for essentially doesn't exist.  What does exist are cruise ships - but a re-built Titanic would be far, far, far too small for such a role.
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viper37

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April 30, 2012, 02:47:44 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 30, 2012, 02:27:28 PM
That just doesn't make any sense.

The London to New York line that Titanic was built for essentially doesn't exist.  What does exist are cruise ships - but a re-built Titanic would be far, far, far too small for such a role.

I don't know, really:
http://www.titanic-titanic.com/compare_modern_ships_to_titanic.shtml

It seems to be about average in terms of passenger capacities.  Worst case scenario, it's unsinkable, so you could remove a few lifeboats to add extra space.
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April 30, 2012, 02:52:39 PM
Quote from: viper37 on April 30, 2012, 02:47:44 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 30, 2012, 02:27:28 PM
That just doesn't make any sense.

The London to New York line that Titanic was built for essentially doesn't exist.  What does exist are cruise ships - but a re-built Titanic would be far, far, far too small for such a role.

I don't know, really:
http://www.titanic-titanic.com/compare_modern_ships_to_titanic.shtml

It seems to be about average in terms of passenger capacities.  Worst case scenario, it's unsinkable, so you could remove a few lifeboats to add extra space.

But back in the day Titanic was packing in a bunch of passengers in steerage class.  People wouldn't put up with those kind of conditions today.

Look at the gross tonnage.  All of those boats are substantially larger.  There are ships three times as large, but with the same number of passengers.
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April 30, 2012, 02:59:35 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 30, 2012, 02:52:39 PM
But back in the day Titanic was packing in a bunch of passengers in steerage class.  People wouldn't put up with those kind of conditions today.

Was it more crowded than an airplane?
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April 30, 2012, 03:00:32 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 30, 2012, 02:59:35 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 30, 2012, 02:52:39 PM
But back in the day Titanic was packing in a bunch of passengers in steerage class.  People wouldn't put up with those kind of conditions today.

Was it more crowded than an airplane?

People put up with a crowded airplane because it gets them where they are going quickly.

ships don't.
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#14
April 30, 2012, 03:08:02 PM
Some people are afraid of flying.
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