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26 Oct 2013

100 years later, Titanic replica “Titanic II” to sails again in 2016 (But with more life boat)

100 years after the Titanic sank; Australian tycoon, Clive Palmer, unveiled  the blueprint for it replica “Titanic II” in New York for the first time along with generated images of the inside.

The ship will be built in China and scheduled to sail in 2016, from Southampton to New York to 'complete the journey' started all those years ago.
They bear a startling resemblance to the 1997 James Cameron film about the ship, which starred Kate Winslet and Leonardo Di Caprio, and show that many of the original features will be in the new boat.
Original: The Titanic leaving Southampton on her ill-fated maiden voyage on April 10, 1912
He said that it had more than enough lifeboats and that the hull was stronger than the wooden original because it was made from steel composite.

Despite his confidence the mastermind behind the project, brash Australian mining billionaire Clive Palmer, refused say it was 'unsinkable'.
Mastermind: Australian mining entrepreneur Clive Palmer unveiled blueprints for Titanic II
He said: 'I think anything will sink if you put a hole in it. I think you'd be very cavalier to say something like that.
'I think people in the past have done that and lived to regret it.'

Just like in 1912 there will be three classes of passenger and those with different tickets will not be able to move between the classes, though there will be more toilets for the lower decks than the original.

Take a look inside the new Titanic II


Measurements:
RMS Titanic: 882 ft 9 in
Titanic II: 883 ft 

Weight:
RMS Titanic: 53,210 gross tons
Titanic II: 55,800 gross tons

Lifeboat capacity:
RMS Titanic: 1,178 people
Titanic II: 2,700 people

Passengers:
RMS Titanic: 2,223
Titanic II: 2,435 

Crew:
RMS Titanic: 885
Titanic II: 900

Maximum speed:
RMS Titanic: 24 knots
Titanic II: 24 knots

Construction timeline:
RMS Titanic: 1909-1912
Titanic II: 2013-2016

Construction cost:
RMS Titanic: $7.5 million (1912)
Titanic II: TBD

Construction company:
RMS Titanic: Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast
Titanic II: CSC Jinling Shipyard in China

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