When Titanic 2 is made, it will reportedly be equipped with modern navigation equipment

By order of Australian billionaire Clive Palmer, a twin ship of the legendary liner is being built in China


There is probably no person who does not know the tragic story of the Titanic. The interiors of the ship amazed and surprised even millionaires: a heated swimming pool, tennis courts, mineral water from the tap. The ship was advertised as unsinkable, but now it simply dissolves in sea water. Experts are sure that in 50 years there will be nothing left of it.

Details of the creation and death of the legendary liner in Igor Prokopenko’s author’s program “Military Secret” on the REN TV channel (broadcast on June 7 at 13.00).

The dimensions of the Titanic were amazing: the length of the ship was almost 270 m, the width was 28 m. To immerse this giant in the water, 23 tons of goose fat, locomotive oil and liquid soap were required to lubricate the guide rails. It took three years to build the ship using primitive tools: planes, saws, hammers. 3 thousand people worked even on weekends to meet the deadline. And they were only allowed to leave for a smoke break or to go to the toilet for 7 minutes a day! Among the installers, mechanics and carpenters there were both adult men and teenagers. There were also accidents - eight people died during construction.

The ship was launched in May 1911. By the way, during the ceremony its owners from the White company Star Line refused centuries-old tradition. They did not break a bottle of champagne on the side, because the Titanic was considered the safest ship in the world. It could withstand a direct collision and remain afloat even with four flooded compartments. A year before the first voyage, an incredible advertising campaign began, on which huge amounts of money were spent. A first class ticket cost from 200 thousand to 2.5 million (in terms of rubles). 45 multi-room luxury cabins with fireplaces, with private access to the terrace, with baths: True, the cheap cabins were much more comfortable than on other ships.

The owners of the Titanic wanted to set a new record in overcoming Atlantic Ocean. It was planned that the ship would arrive in New York in five days, although it usually took seven. The liner was traveling at top speed, despite the difficult ice conditions. On the day of the sinking, the Titanic's radio station began receiving messages about icebergs in the morning. In total, nine of them were received, among them was the one that arrived at 22:30. The radio operator ignored him - he was busy sending another radiogram. The fact is that the radio operators on the Titanic did not obey the captain, they main task was to send paid messages to passengers and receive last news from the mainland for a newspaper that was published on the ship.

Another fact seems strange: the Titanic's lookouts didn't even have binoculars. The binoculars were in the safe, the keys to which were in the possession of Second Mate Blair. But shortly before departure he was fired, and he took the keys from the liner with him. The night of the tragedy from April 14 to 15, 1912 turned out to be moonless, but starry. However, the sailors were unable to see the iceberg. Experts believe that it was a so-called black iceberg. One whose underwater part is undermined by currents, causing it to capsize over time. The surface has a transparent side that reflects the stars. He was noticed too late. The order was to reverse, but it took a long time to restart the huge propellers. Water quickly filled the internal compartments of the ship. As a result, 2.5 hours after the collision, the ship broke apart and sank at an incredible speed of 40 km/h. The impact on the ground was so strong that fragments of the hull were scattered over a radius of 600 m.

Hundreds of people swam in the icy water. Some passengers died immediately, others slowly died from hypothermia. As a result, out of 2224 passengers and crew members, 729 survived.

More than 100 years have passed since the sinking of the Titanic, and people are talking about it again. The Titanic 2 project has now been developed. By order of Australian billionaire Clive Palmer, a twin ship is already being built in China. The designers made only a few changes to the shape of the hull in accordance with modern safety standards. Otherwise, it will be an exact copy of the previous liner. It is expected to set off on its maiden voyage in 2016 along the same route as the Titanic. The author of the project is not superstitious and says that this time there will be enough lifeboats for everyone. By the way, 100 thousand people have already registered on the Internet to buy a ticket for Titanic No. 2.

The new Titanic will completely recreate the interiors of the original ship.

The tragic story of the Titanic resonates in the hearts of people even today, although the disaster occurred more than 100 years ago. The film s, which was released in 1997, played an important role in the popularization of the legendary ship. And now, after 20 years of silence, several companies have taken up the construction of an exact replica of the transatlantic steamship.

Thus, the company Qixing Energy Investment Group announced the construction of a replica of the Titanic back in 2014, and construction began in 2016, writes Telegraph. The ship's construction is now two-thirds complete: six of its nine main beams have already been installed. On January 2, 2018, the company published several photographs of a new liner called Romandisea Titanic.

Despite the fact that the new ship will be a complete copy of the original Titanic, there are no plans to launch it. The new "Romandisea Titanic" will be located on the Qi River in Daying County, Sichuan County in southwest China. Visitors, however, will be able to stroll among the replica interiors. The ballroom, theater, pools and cabins will be completely recreated here, where you can enjoy a feast and take part in themed parties and games.

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The cost of building the vessel is almost $150 million. It will be the main decoration of the new amusement park complex that is located here. The Romandisea Titanic Hotel can accommodate up to 5 thousand holidaymakers.

The construction of the Chinese replica of the Titanic is planned to be completed in 2018, and it will be possible to visit it already in 2019.

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For those who want to not only watch the Titanic, but also go on a cruise on it Blue Star Line company is building a cruise ship Titanic II. It was planned to be launched for the 20th anniversary of the release of the film with DiCaprio, but the workers did not have time to complete the work, and it will only be launched in 2019. The company has already presented renderings of the decks. The first voyage of the liner will presumably begin from .

It is difficult to find a person who has not heard of the Titanic. Legendary ship Wrecked on his first voyage. Films and documentaries have been made about the tragedy, and numerous studies have been carried out both on the crash itself and on the design features of the liner. The Titanic was supposed to be the embodiment of dreams of travel, luxury and reliability. In 2016 they plan to create a new Titanic, and we will try to figure out what it will be. Perhaps we are waiting for a modern ship, which they decided to advertise in advance at the expense of a well-known brand, or maybe a copy of the original with modern modifications.

Major changes in the new Titanic

The 2016 Titanic cruise ship will be an exact replica of the original, although there will still be some external differences. The ship will have additional staircases and emergency entrances. These are the requirements of modern safety regulations. The capacity of lifeboats has been increased. Now it will be possible to evacuate 2,700 people on lifeboats and 800 on additional life rafts. On the original Titanic of the early 20th century, the lifeboats only held about 1,200 people.

In addition to safety, the 2016 Titanic 2 will be equipped with modern technologies to improve comfort. The rooms will have air conditioning, and the ship will have Helipad and a hospital. According to representatives of the shipyard where the ship is being made, there will be no televisions or wireless Internet in the rooms and on the decks. But in each cabin you can find outfits from the time of the Titanic’s first voyage. All this will allow you to better immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the past and feel like a real aristocrat. On the new liner it is planned to recreate the gym and swimming pool that were in the original, only slightly adding modern technologies and elements.

On the technical side, the Titanic replica, which will be built by 2016, will be wider and taller, although this is not visible from the photo. The increase in the size of the aircraft is also partly due to safety requirements. Wider vessels have better stability. In addition, this will allow you to add additional rooms on the ship.

Instead of steam boilers, diesel engines will be installed on board the Titanic. power plants and an auxiliary steam turbine. This will make the ship faster, more maneuverable and at the same time economical and modern.

Construction

The initiator of the project was Australian multimillionaire Clive Palmer. It supplies coal and metal ore to China. That is why China was chosen as the place to build the ship. At the Jinling shipyard, from where the Titanic 2016 is scheduled to set off on its maiden voyage, construction of the ship is already in full swing. The contract was signed back in 2012, immediately after Palmer announced his desire to build a new Titanic.

Before the replica of the famous liner, the Chinese shipyard launched exclusively commercial cargo ships. In this regard, several records are expected at once, if the launch is successful. All ships built at the shipyard are launched using side knurling. The Titanic would be the largest ship launched this way.

Creating a Project

A Finnish company undertook to develop the new Titanic 2016, which, based on photos and surviving drawings of the original, made a project, supplementing it with the wishes of the customer and modern safety requirements. Palmer seriously took up the implementation of his idea and does not deviate one step from his plan. Its activity suggests that it is very likely that the ship will be launched on time.

Not everyone new project I liked it, which is not surprising. The biggest concern is choosing a shipbuilding company. Lack of production experience passenger airliners could cause huge problems, according to many experts. Modern requirements for the construction of passenger ships do not allow an exact repetition of the original, but guided by the relevant requirements, the designers made the necessary modifications to the liner’s drawings.

Interest in the new Titanic

All over the world, the news about the construction of Titanic 2 in 2016 caused a huge resonance and interest in the project. According to the initiator of the ship's construction, the cost of tickets for the first voyage to New York has already reached $1 million. However, the cost of the project itself is not disclosed. The most expensive will be the first voyage, and if it goes well, then many who wish to make the trip will be able to become passengers of the Titanic. trip around the world on a cruise ship.

Historians also showed interest in the new Titanic, and at the stage of creating the drawings they helped the engineers to bring it as close as possible to the original. Among those overseeing the project is the granddaughter of the famous Molly Brown, who survived the 1912 tragedy.



The legendary "ship of dreams" Titanic sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912, more than a hundred years ago. Many stories, guesses and other tales are dedicated to the mysterious ship, and what can I say, the film with the participation of Leonardo DiCaprio alone collected all imaginable awards and received sky-high popularity. In general, frantic interest in the history of the Titanic has not faded in people’s minds since the disaster. Therefore, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer decided to create a fully functional replica of the ship.

Clive Palmer's Blue Star Line plans to release a fully functional and physically identical replica of the ship in 2018, calling it Titanic II

The new Titanic will be recreated with historical accuracy, except for the addition of modern safety features and the latest navigation equipment.

The project promises to cost the company more than $430 million

Like the original ship, Titanic II will be 270 m long and 53 m wide. To get even closer to the original, first, second and third class tickets will be offered to those wishing to board the ship.

This is what the ship will look like from the inside after it is built. Compare the detailed accuracy of the new Titanic with archival photographs of the original ship's interior:

Main staircase

"Cafe Parisienne", the restaurant will be located in first class along with white wicker chairs

The Titanic was one of the first ships to have a complex of Turkish baths on board. Water was pumped directly from the open ocean and heated to the desired temperature

First class dining room

Luxury first class apartments

Wheelhouse

It will reportedly be equipped with modern navigation equipment

First class smoking room, at that time only men could be in it

Canteen for second and third grade

Even the gym will be recreated in the same retro style

Other images of Titanic II by Blue Star Line:

Liaison Office

Turkish bath

Elevators

Main staircase

Above the main staircase

First class room

If Titanic II does launch in 2018, its first route will be a cruise from Jiangsu, eastern China, to Dubai, UAE, instead of the original ship's route from Southampton, England to New York, USA

The ship plans to accommodate 2,435 passengers and 900 crew (slightly more than the original Titanic)

So that no one has to float on the door and let go of Jack’s hand with a sinking heart, the ship will be equipped with boats of increased capacity

Let's see how the fate of the new Titanic will turn out, because if you don't know, about 1,500 passengers and crew members died due to a collision with an iceberg of the original Titanic in 1912

The Blue Star Line, owned by Australian billionaire Clive Palmer, has begun recreating the legendary Titanic shipwreck. The new ship was named Titanic 2 and, with the exception of modern filling and high system safety, is an absolute copy of its older brother lying on the ocean floor.

Like Titanic 1, Titanic 2 is 882 feet long and 100 feet high. The ship's capacity is also designed for 2,400 people, including 900 crew members. The nine-deck Titanic 2 will have 840 rooms of different classes. The cost of the unique project is almost 434 million dollars. New Titanic is being built at Chinese shipyards in Jiangsu province and will be launched in 2018. From the ship will go to.

The interiors of Titanic 2 look the same as those on the legendary shipwreck. In its advertising releases, Blue Star Line offers comparisons of black and white photos of the old ship's interiors with photos of the new ship. Considering the tragic fate of the original Titanic, the similarity is not only surprising, but also shocking, making us wonder about the fate of this ship.

Surely, there are many who want to go on a trip in an exact replica the legendary Titanic. But prudent people are unlikely to want to tempt fate.

 

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