Titanic 2 what it will be. Even the gym will be recreated in the same retro style.

It is difficult to find a person who has not heard of the Titanic. The legendary ship was wrecked on its maiden voyage. Films and documentaries have been filmed about the tragedy, numerous studies have been carried out both of the wreck itself and of the design features of the liner. The Titanic was to become a dream come true of travel, luxury and reliability. In 2016, they plan to create a new Titanic, and what it will be, we will try to figure it out. 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 acquire additional ladders 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 boats and 800 on additional liferafts. In the original Titanic of the early 20th century, lifeboats only held about 1,200 people.

In addition to safety, the 2016 Titanic 2 will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology to enhance 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 made, there will be no TVs and wireless Internet in the rooms and on the decks. But in each cabin you can find outfits from the time of the first voyage of the Titanic. All this will allow you to better plunge into the atmosphere of the past and feel like a real aristocrat. On the new liner, it is planned to recreate the gym and the pool, which were in the original, only slightly supplementing them with modern technologies and elements.

On the technical side, the copy of the Titanic, 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 liner is also partly due to safety requirements. Wider vessels have better stability. In addition, this will allow additional rooms to be added to the ship.

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

Construction

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

Before the copy of the famous liner, the Chinese shipyard launched exclusively merchant cargo ships. In this regard, several records are expected at once, in case of a successful launch. All ships built at the shipyard are lowered into the water using lateral knurling. The Titanic will be the largest ship launched this way.

Project creation

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

Not everyone new project turned out to be to my liking, which is not surprising. The biggest concern is choosing a shipbuilding company. Lack of production experience passenger liners can cause huge problems according to many experts. Modern construction requirements passenger ships do not allow to exactly repeat the original, but being guided by the relevant requirements, the designers made the necessary modifications to the liner drawings.

Interest in the new Titanic

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

Historians also showed interest in the new Titanic, who, at the stage of creating the drawings, 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 tragedy of 1912.

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: a heated pool, tennis courts, mineral water from the tap. The ship was advertised as unsinkable, but now it just dissolves into 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 solemn ceremony its owners, White Star Line, have 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 "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 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.

If the original "Titanic" was positioned as an unsinkable liner, then "Titanic II" can be called indestructible. The idea to recreate the legendary ship belongs to the Australian businessman Clive Palmer, the founder cruise line Blue Star Line, named after shipping company White Star Line, who built the fateful ship.

Palmer announced the construction of a replica of the Titanic in 2012 to commemorate the victims and survivors of the 1912 wreck. It was assumed that the ship would be launched in 2016, but the dates were shifted to 2018, and then to 2019. As a result, Blue Star Line announced that in 2022 the liner will go to New York and then make a round-the-world trip.

So far, the Australian "Titanic II" looks like the most lively and promising project - despite the protracted construction period.

Titanic before departure from Southampton, 1912

Sarel Goos Project

The concept of the Titanic replica was developed several times. Especially interest in her increased after the release of the film of the same name by James Cameron in 1997. The most famous initiative belongs to the South African businessman Sarel Goose, who began to build the ship in 1998. He allowed for functional changes in the design of the liner necessary to ensure the safety and economic viability of the future vessel. So, for example, instead of steam engines, diesel-electric ones were planned, instead of rivets on the skin - more reliable welding. The project required up to $ 600 million.

In 2000, Goose presented his concept to the Belfast City Council and commissioned Olsen Designs to design the ship and Callcott Anderson to design the interior. At the same time, Gus began to actively attract capital to the project, including through government grants. Construction was planned for nine months at the Harland and Wolff shipyards in Northern Ireland where the first ship was born. The project has been repeatedly changed in order to save and optimize the budget, trying to maintain the status of the Titanic as “ the largest liner worldwide ”with a capacity of 2,600 passengers. In 2006, construction was closed, citing a lack of investment.

Seven Star Energy Investment is building a replica of the liner in Sichuan province. So far, this is the only most successful project, although it is not devoid of a significant drawback in front of the initiatives of the South African and Australian businessmen - it will never float anywhere.

Seven Star Energy Investment Project

Chinese "Titanic", which will be indistinguishable from the original copy, will be the main attraction resort area in Sichuan province. The ship will be on the Qijiang River. The keel-laying ceremony took place in November 2016, and the first guests will visit the stationary liner in 2019. Although he will never make a trip around the world or sail from Southampton to New York, the authors of the project are confident in its success. This replica of "Titanic" will become something like a shopping and entertainment center for tourists in the interiors of the original liner. Main staircase, a ballroom, a theater, three-class cabins, a swimming pool - everything that the Titanic was famous for was included in its replica.

Clive Palmer project

Six years after the failure of Sarel Goos, the Australian Palmer decided to implement the titanic project. He admitted that recreating the liner was his old dream, and therefore "Titanic II" will not just be an expensive tourist attraction. An accurate reconstruction of the era will affect not only the interiors and the route across the Atlantic, but also the passengers themselves. They will not be closely acquainted with the iceberg - modern technological equipment will not allow - but the costumes of the beginning of the 20th century will be given out. The entertainment on the ship will, of course, also echo all the entertainment enjoyed by the passengers on the original Titanic.

“The ship will follow the original route and carry passengers from Southampton to New York, and will also make circumnavigation inspiring and captivating people around the world, ”says Palmer. - Millions dreamed of sailing on this ship, seeing it in the port and feeling its unique grandeur. Titanic II can make those dreams come true. "

In 2015, the construction of the liner was practically frozen, and the promised launch was not visible on the 2016 horizon. The shutdown was due to payment disputes between Palmer's companies and Chinese Citic. In 2017 alone, the West England Supreme Court ordered Citic to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to Palmer's companies. The ruling clarified the fate of the Titanic II.

Now, despite the announcement of the first flight of the liner in 2022, representatives of Blue Star Line are in no hurry to disclose exact dates until contracts with shipbuilding companies are signed and the ship exists only in animated videos and design images.

The announcement of the voyage in 2022 amused social media users who, as expected, remembered Cameron's film and began asking questions about the number of lifeboats on Titanic II (Blue Star Line replied that more than 2,000 are enough for all passengers) and

Blue Star Line, owned by Australian billionaire Clive Palmer, is busy recreating the legendary sinking ship Titanic. The new vessel was named Titanic 2 and, with the exception of modern filling and high system safety, is an absolute copy of his older brother lying on the bottom of the ocean.

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. The 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 on the sunken ship legend. In its promotional releases, Blue Star Line offers to compare black and white photographs of the interiors of an old ship with photographs of a new ship. Given the tragic fate of the original Titanic, the similarities are not only surprising, but shocking, making you wonder about the fate of this ship.

Surely, there are many who want to travel on an exact replica of the legendary Titanic. But prudent people are unlikely to want to tempt fate.

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. Not the least role in popularizing legendary ship played a film with, 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 a cruise ship Titanic II. 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.