Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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).
The German version was the first full-length German sound film and was a major hit there. Filmed aboard the White Star liner RMS Majestic. The title of the film, Atlantic, is also the name of the ship in the film, as the White Star Line refused to give the filmmakers permission to use the word Titanic in the film. 1933 Cavalcade: Frank Lloyd ...
The term "largest passenger ship" has evolved over time to also include ships by length as supertankers built by the 1970s were over 400 metres (1,300 ft) long. In the modern era the term has gradually fallen out of use in favor of "largest cruise ship" as the industry has shifted to cruising rather than transatlantic ocean travel. [1]
The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, set sail for the first time on Saturday (27 January). It has overtaken sister ship Wonder of the Seas to claim the title.
For size comparison, the Titanic, the largest ship in the world at the time, had a total length of 882 feet and 9 inches (around 269 metres). She was up to 92 feet and 6 inches wide (about 28 metres).
The images show the ship in two parts, with the stern separated from the bow by around 2,600ft (800 metres). Watch: First full-size scan of Titanic reveals haunting new details of shipwreck Skip ...
Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic, showing the entire wreck in unprecedented detail and clarity, the companies behind a new documentary on the ...
The first Titanic replica to actually commence construction was invested in by Chinese firm Seven Star Energy Investment and is being constructed by Wuchang Shipbuilding. [22] The project was first reported by media in October 2013 [23] and formally launched in January 2014. [24] The ship will be the same size as the original Titanic. [25]