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There have been several proposals and studies for a project to build a replica ship based on the famous Olympic-class ocean liner, RMS Titanic.A project by South African businessman Sarel Gaus was abandoned in 2006, and a project by Australian businessman and former politician from Fairfax division Clive Palmer was announced in 2012, known as the Titanic II.
On April 10, 1912, the Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage from Southhampton, England to New York City. But a few days into the trip, the ship hit an iceberg and sank within hours. Approximately ...
No actual photos of Titanic ' s Grand Staircase are known to exist. The set of large ornate staircases in the first-class section of the Titanic and RMS Olympic , sometimes collectively referred to as the Grand Staircase , is one of the most recognizable features of the British transatlantic ocean liner which sank on her maiden voyage in 1912 ...
Titanic II is a planned passenger ocean liner intended to be a functional modern-day replica of the Olympic-class RMS Titanic.The new ship is planned to have a gross tonnage (GT) of 56,000, while the original ship measured about 46,000 gross register tons (GRT).
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has noodled for years with the idea of building Titanic II: a full replica of the doomed luxury liner that sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. Now he’s set a ...
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Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches (269.06 m) long with a maximum breadth of 92 feet 6 inches (28.19 m). The ship's total height, measured from the base of the keel to the top of the bridge, was 104 feet (32 m). [16] Titanic measured 46,329 GRT and 21,831 NRT [17] and with a draught of 34 feet 7 inches (10.54 m) and displaced 52,310 tonnes. [5]
Now, new photos taken this summer show that the view has changed dramatically. In the years since the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912, we have become familiar with haunting images of ...