The truth is that there is titanic 2

In 2018 one of the most high-profile world events awaits us. Titanic II will be launched! Did you think that we are talking about the new film of the legendary James Cameron? Take it higher - it will be an absolute copy of the legendary liner, recreated down to the smallest elements! Unless the electronics and amenities will be slightly changed in order to meet the latest science and technology. Let's figure out who decided to implement such an ambitious project, and find out the news from the shipyard where the construction is underway!

Titanic-2: conceptual model of the new liner

History of the creation of the Titanic-2

The idea of recreating the Titanic occurred to many, but not everyone could decide and find funds for such a large-scale project. Clive Palmer, a billionaire from Australia, who is often called a real madman by his compatriots, decided to make his dream come true. Palmer's spontaneous ideas have long become a parable in his homeland.

So, one day he wanted to try himself as a deputy. No sooner said than done! Without a doubt, Palmer became a sponsor of the Conservative Party, and soon he was already sitting in the parliamentary hall. After some time, the billionaire became interested in Jurassic Park, which led to the creation in Australia of an entire park with mechanical dinosaurs on a 1: 1 scale.

Previous brainchild of Clive Palmer - a park with mechanical dinosaurs

The history of the cruise ship "Titanic", which sank in 1912, taking with it the lives of almost one and a half thousand passengers, has long occupied the thoughts of an extravagant rich man. This is not surprising - not only Palmer is a fan of this miracle of engineering. There are millions of Titanic fans all over the world, because it has long become not just a sunken ship, but a legend and a whole cultural phenomenon of the twentieth century.

At the same time, many say that Palmer is not so simple, and the construction of a new liner is not just a dream come true for a bored rich man. In addition to nickel and coal mines, luxury resorts and an amusement park, the Australian owns a tourism business. Titanic-2 fits well into the concept of his business and will be an excellent advertising flagship of an entire fleet of liners in Palmer's tourism empire.

Scandals around the new Titanic

The project involves more than just recreating the exterior and interior decoration with luxurious cabins, crystal chandeliers, swimming pools, Turkish baths and chic restaurants. Even the name of an engineering company engaged in construction almost completely coincides with the original name of an engineering company of the early 20th century!

Recall that the British transatlantic steamer of the 1912 model was created by the craftsmen from the White Star Line. A modern version of this ship is being built by the Blue Star Line company, specially created for this by an Australian. The main role in the implementation of the idea of a new Titanic is played by the large Chinese shipbuilder CSC Jingling Shipyard, which has never previously been involved in the design of passenger ships, supplying only huge cargo ships to the sea freight market for many years.

However, this collaboration is not accidental - the fact is that CSC Jingling Shipyard is an old business partner of the Australian billionaire, one of the most powerful coal tycoons of our time. Not without curiosities. Palmer's initial plans were for completion in 2016.

However, the implementation of the large-scale project took longer than planned. In addition, the number of people wishing to take the first cruise on the new Titanic increased every day, eventually reaching the size of the passenger list that the first Titanic could boast. According to Palmer, some people are willing to part with a million dollars just to become the first passengers on the ship!

Titanic 2 will be the loudest entertainment attraction in 2018

In total, more than 40 thousand people showed their interest in buying tickets. And this is only in the first days of the announcement! All this required the completion of the project and delayed the construction progress. And, while the Australian pulls with the launch of his brainchild, he is gradually being overtaken by competitors from the Middle Kingdom represented by the Seven Star Energy company. They recreate their own version of the Titanic at the shipyards of the shipbuilder Wuchang Shipbuilding.

It is already known that a significant amount of $ 161.3 million will be invested in this project. True, the Chinese version of the Titanic will not sail anywhere, but will become the centerpiece of a new theme park. However, pranksters still say that while Palmer is swinging, the Chinese will finish their Titanic II in 2017, and the Australian will be content with only the third number on this list.

It is worth saying that Palmer's project caused not only admiration, but also a negative reaction. The descendants of the passengers who died in the terrible crash of 1912 have already accused the Australian and Chinese investors of insensitivity and a desire for profit that goes beyond the bounds of morality.

Development of the Blue Star Line against the background of other passenger ships

Titanic 2: will there be a difference?

According to current safety requirements, the new liner will be four meters wider than its predecessor, which ultimately will add 10% to the ship's tonnage. The result should be a real transatlantic monster with nine decks, 270 meters in length, 53 in width and 840 cabins. The hull of the ship will now be welded, and not fixed with rivets, as shipbuilders did a century ago. The ship will be equipped with an entire mini-hospital and a helicopter deck located on the deck.

As for the internal "stuffing" of the ship, then, of course, the applied engineering solutions will include all the developments of modern science and engineering. A steam engine and laborers with coal will replace the diesel-powered "heart". The ship will be stuffed with the most modern navigation systems and satellite communications, and will also be equipped with escalators. As for modern entertainment and communications for passengers, according to some sources, Wi-Fi coverage will be provided on the liner.

However, there is other information in the press: allegedly Palmer wished that passengers were deprived of the Internet and television in order to fully immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the early 20th century. Passengers of the new Titanic will be able to try on the outfits of the last century, which will be provided to them on board. The class of cabins will remain unchanged - as in the legendary progenitor, the modernized version will have three classes located on different decks.

Recreation of the first class cabin from photos from the Titanic

Parisian style deck cafe

Foyer design with natural wood trim

The premise of the ship canteen

Wheelhouse: main control room of the ship

Retro style gym

Perhaps one of the most important differences was the availability of more lifeboats, which were sorely lacking for the passengers on the infamous voyage. The new cruise ship, which can accommodate 2,345 passengers and 900 crew members, is equipped with enough boats to evacuate 2,700 people and rafts that can accommodate an additional 800 passengers.

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The new ship, according to the Blue Star Line, will be 270 meters long, 53 meters high and displacement of 40 thousand tons. The 840 cabins can accommodate 2,400 passengers and 900 crew members. At the disposal of travelers, as before, there will be cabins of the first, second and third classes.

Image of the Blue Star Line.

At the same time, the liner, according to the testimony of its creators, will be very different from the original with rescue equipment and modern navigation systems and powerful engines.

"(We laynepa will) takie zhe calony and kabina, chto and opiginalnom cudne in verily zhe On Time will icpolzovany covpemennye cpedctva bezopacnocti, navigatsionnye metody and texnologii XXI veka" - soobschil MSN Klayv Palmep, Australian billionaire mastermind and the investor of the project " Titanic-2 ".

Image of the Blue Star Line.

The company even promises to recreate the grand staircase of Titanic 1, which became widely known after the 1997 James Cameron film.

In fact, the Titanic-2 project is still more like a presentation for investors than an almost finished ship, which will leave the Atlantic Ocean in just three years.

Video: Technical characteristics and visualization of "Titanic-2"

For the first time, Clive Palmer announced his plans to build a copy of the Titanic at a Chinese shipyard back in 2012, estimating the project at $ 500 million - not the smallest amount, considering that we are talking about the construction of even a large, but still not a spacecraft. Then the project was frozen due to financial difficulties. Then Blue Star Line announced the launch of the vessel in 2016, then in 2018, and a little later postponed it to 2019. Now everything has been postponed again, this time to 2022.

The first Titanic, considered unsinkable, embarked on its maiden voyage in April 1912. Its path ran through the waters of the North Atlantic with drifting icebergs. On April 14, at 23 hours 40 minutes, the ship collided with an iceberg and sank two and a half hours later. One of the largest maritime disasters in human history killed 1,513 of 2,224 passengers and crew.

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 history of the "Titanic". The interiors of the ship amazed and surprised even millionaires: heated 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 nothing will be left of it at all.

Details of the creation and destruction of the legendary liner in Igor Prokopenko's author's program "Military Secret" on the REN TV channel (aired on June 7 at 13.00).

The dimensions of the "Titanic" were amazing: the length of the ship was almost 270 m, width - 28 m. To submerge this giant in water, it took 23 tons of goose fat, locomotive oil and liquid soap to lubricate the guides. The ship was built for three years using primitive tools: planers, saws, hammers. 3 thousand people worked even on weekends to meet the deadline. And they were allowed to leave for a smoke break or to the toilet only for 7 minutes a day! Fitters, locksmiths and carpenters included both adult men and teenagers. Not without accidents - eight people died during the construction.

The ship was launched in May 1911. By the way, during the ceremony, its owners from the White Star Line company abandoned the age-old tradition. They did not smash a bottle of champagne on the side, because the Titanic was considered the safest ship in the world. He could withstand a direct collision and stay afloat even with four flooded compartments. A year before the maiden flight, an incredible advertising campaign was launched, on which huge sums of money were spent. A ticket to the first class cost from 200 thousand to 2.5 million (in terms of rubles). 45 multi-room luxury cabins with fireplaces, with their own exits 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 crossing the Atlantic Ocean. It was planned that the ship would arrive in New York in five days, although it usually took seven. The liner went at top speed, despite the difficult ice conditions. On the day of the crash, the Titanic radio station began receiving messages about icebergs in the morning. In total, nine were received, among them was the one that arrived at 22 hours 30 minutes. The radio operator ignored him - he was busy sending another radio message. The fact is that the radio operators on the Titanic did not obey the captain, their main task was to send paid messages from passengers and receive the latest news from the mainland for the newspaper that was published on the ship.

Another fact seems strange: the lookouts of the Titanic did not even have binoculars. The binoculars were in the safe, the keys to which were in the possession of the second mate Blair. But shortly before sailing, he was fired, and he took with him the keys from the liner. The night of the tragedy from April 14 to 15, 1912 turned out to be moonless, but starry. However, the sailors could not see the iceberg. Experts believe that it was the so-called black iceberg. One, the underwater part of which is eroded by currents, because of which it overturns over time. A transparent side appears on the surface, which reflects the stars. He was noticed too late. There was an order to reverse, but it took a long time to restart the huge propellers. Water quickly filled the inner compartments of the ship. As a result, 2.5 hours after the collision, the ship broke and sank at an incredible speed of 40 km / h. The impact on the ground was so strong that the debris of the hull was scattered within a radius of 600 m.

Hundreds of people swam in the icy water. Some of the passengers died immediately, others slowly died of 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 they started talking about it again. The Titanic-2 project has now been developed. By order of Australian billionaire Clive Palmer, a twin ship is already under construction in China. The designers have 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 embark on its maiden voyage in 2016 on 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 fully recreate the interiors of the original ship.

The tragic story of "Titanic" resonates in the hearts of people today, although the catastrophe happened more than 100 years ago. The film with Leonardo DiCaprio, which was released in 1997. And now, after 20 years of lull, several companies are building a replica of the transatlantic steamer.

So, the company Qixing Energy Investment Group announced the construction of a replica of the Titanic, back in 2014, and construction began in 2016, writes the Telegraph. Now the construction of the ship has been completed by two-thirds: six of its nine main beams have already been installed. On January 2, 2018, the company published several photos of the new liner called "Romandisea Titanic".

Despite the fact that the new ship will be a complete copy of the original Titanic, it is not planned to be launched. The new "Romandisea Titanic" will be located on the Qi River in Daiing County, Sichuan County in southwestern 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 ship 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 guests.

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

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

The legendary "dream ship" 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 stories are devoted to the mysterious ship, but what can I say only one film with the participation of Leonardo DiCaprio has collected all imaginable awards and gained transcendental popularity. In general, the frenzied interest in the history of the Titanic has not faded in the minds of people since the catastrophe. So 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, dubbing it Titanic II.

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

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

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

This is how the ship will look from the inside, after its construction. Compare the detailed accuracy of the new Titanic with archived photos of the original ship's interior:

Main staircase

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

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

First class dining room

First class luxury apartments

Wheelhouse

It will reportedly be equipped with modern navigation equipment.

First class smoking room, then only men could be in it

Dining room 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 front staircase

First class room

If Titanic II is released 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 members (slightly more than the original Titanic)

So that no one has to swim on the door and release Jack's hand with a sinking heart, the ship will be equipped with increased capacity boats

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

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