Titanic II (ship)
A planned cruise ship is known as the Titanic II , which is said to have a great resemblance to the RMS Titanic , which sank in 1912 . The operator of the project is Clive Palmer .
history
The ship was originally supposed to be completed in 2018 for the Blue Star Line shipping company . Markku Kanerva was appointed as chief designer. The Finnish company Deltamarin received the project planning contract. The first towing tests and self-propulsion tests of a 9.3 m long model were carried out in September 2013 at the Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt . The cost of the Titanic II was estimated at $ 500 million. The ship is to be built by CSC Jinling in Nanjing .
The project has since been discontinued due to financial difficulties. At the end of September 2018, Clive Palmer announced that the project to rebuild the Titanic would be resumed. Accordingly, the ship should be put into service in 2022. After the first trips to Dubai and from there to Southampton , the ship is to be used on the Southampton - New York route in the summer months and for worldwide cruises in the rest of the time.
Compared to the RMS Titanic
"It will be the safest cruise ship in the world."
The Titanic II was to be largely similar to the RMS Titanic , but Palmer had announced differences to the model ship: a casino was to be installed, as well as air conditioning and stabilizers .
The Titanic II was supposed to be four meters wider than the original for better stability. There should also be a theater , various shops and the casino . The two front chimneys were planned as mock- ups and should contain viewing galleries. The existing rudder was only intended as a dummy. The maximum speed should be around 23 knots .
Reactions
A descendant of the director of the White Star Line , Bruce Ismay and the great-granddaughter of the Titanic survivor Molly Brown took part in the ship project . After Ismay announced the Titanic II on April 30, 2012, ticket requests for the maiden voyage were already 40,000 ten months later, with 16 people offering to pay around one million US dollars. Pat Lacey, great-great-niece of Captain Edward John Smith , however, considers the plans to be disrespectful to the victims.
Previously planned but failed replica projects of the RMS Titanic
| Company Name | initiator | description | planned commissioning | Determination / route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nostalgia Cruise Lines | Douglas Hoefle | planned as a cruise ship Titanic approximated in appearance to the original; Length 298.7 m | Subject to funding, it was planned for the year 2000 | Transatlantic traffic, cruises worldwide |
| Titanic project | Peter Bayliss, Project Manager, Crieff, UK | modern replica of the Titanic | 2012 (on the occasion of the centenary of the commissioning) | Transatlantic traffic |
| Red Star Lines | Billy Gray, Panama City, Florida | a new shipping company with a new Titanic 384 m long, 48 m wide, 80 m high; the optics follow the original, only bigger; | 2012 (on the occasion of the centenary of the commissioning) | Transatlantic traffic, cruise ship, floating museum |
| RMS Titanic Shipping Holdings | Shipbuilder Sarel Gous and others, based in Durban, South Africa with UK funding; | modernized copy of the RMS Titanic called Titanic II | planned commissioning was December 29, 1999 | Transatlantic traffic |
| SS Titan Ltd. | Joseph Ricker, president; Ronald Rust, Tom Hansen and others | Ship in honor of the Titanic , named Titan | planned commissioning was June 2002 | worldwide cruises |
| The Gigantic Project | Nic Wilson and Bruce Moffat, Australia | Sister ship of the RMS Olympic , RMS Titanic and HMHS Britannic | 2012 (on the occasion of the centenary of the commissioning) | not specified |
| Thomas Andrews Trans-Atlantic Line | Josh Behn, President Ben Felder, and others | exact copy of the original | 2012 (on the occasion of the centenary of the commissioning) | Transatlantic traffic and historic cruises |
| Titan Development Corporation | Lonnie Morse, CEO; Richard McCain, President and others, Plymouth, New Hampshire | Replica of the RMS Titanic | not specified, subject to funding | floating hotel |
| Titanic 2 (Nodwell) | J. Aaron Nodwell | Replica of the RMS Titanic named Titanic 2 | planned as early as 2002 | an Atlantic crossing, then 20 years cruise ship, then a museum |
| Titanic 2012 | Nicole Gaston, Montgomery, Alabama; Kevin Krzyzanski, Michigan; Stanislav Yefanoff, Moscow | exact copy of the original with only necessary modernization, will be covered so as not to destroy the nostalgic appearance; Name possibly Titanic II | 2012 (on the occasion of the centenary of the commissioning) | Transatlantic traffic and worldwide cruises |
| Titanic II | Emanuel Huard, Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada (President),
Conrad Huard, Vice President, White Star Lines Inc. |
Quote: I will buy the ship's blueprints and I will have it restored down to the smallest detail to have the most perfect replica as humanly possible. The ship will go under the name of the Titanic II . | 2002 and 2012 | Cruises to the wreck of the RMS Titanic and worldwide use |
| White Star Lines Foundation | Jim Sullivan, Executive Director and others | Olympic-class steamers , built by Harland & Wolff like the original and named RMS Titanic Centennial | 2012 (on the occasion of the centenary of the commissioning) | a floating museum |
| White Star Lines Ltd. | Walter Navratil, President; Anna Voelcker, G & E Business Consulting & Trust (Basel, Switzerland), John Henry
Brebbia, Titanic Development Corp (Las Vegas, USA) |
$ 550 million project to build an original replica | It was planned for 2002, on the occasion of the ninety year anniversary of commissioning | a round trip (Southampton - New York), then a cruise ship |
Media reception
The film Titanic 2 - The Return takes place on a fictional replica of the Titanic.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Delta Marin designs Titanic II. Pressemitteilug. Deltamarin, September 20, 2013, accessed October 23, 2018 .
- ↑ TITANIC II model test held in Germany. Blue Star Line, October 16, 2013, accessed March 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Ralf Witthohn: High-tech on retro liners . In: Schiff & Hafen , issue 3/2014, p. 12 ff
- ↑ a b Chris Melzer: Millionaire presents details of the "Titanic II". Der Spiegel, February 24, 2013, accessed on March 2, 2013 .
- ↑ "Titanic" is scheduled to set sail again in 2022. Welt, October 23, 2018, accessed October 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Ben Souza: Work Resumes on Titanic II Cruise Ship After Three Year Delay. Cruise Fever, October 1, 2018, accessed October 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Titanic II project resumes, she will now cruise from Dubai in 2022 says Australian billionaire. Cruise Arabia & Africa, October 10, 2018, accessed October 23, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Already 40,000 ticket inquiries - millionaire builds "Titanic II". n-tv, February 26, 2013, accessed March 2, 2012 .
- ↑ Clive Palmer Launches Titanic II. Blue Star Line , April 30, 2012, archived from the original on March 12, 2013 ; accessed on March 2, 2012 (English).
- ↑ Millionaire builds Titanic II: This is how the ship should look. Süddeutsche Zeitung , February 27, 2013, archived from the original on March 2, 2013 ; Retrieved March 2, 2012 .
- ↑ Peter Knechtli: Titanic replica failed because of the no banks , OnlineReports.ch, October 19, 2000.