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Title: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 13, 2008, 19:22:42
tomorrow at 11:40 pm and ending the 15th at 2:20 am is the 96th year Titanic sank. its amazing she's still there after 96 years :o soon she'll be a huge orange stain on the ocean floor :'( lets remember all those who died on that sad night. one of them was Mr. Gugenhime(sorry for spelling mistakes, a hard name to spell) it is the worst sea tragedy ever. just be kind if you remember who died that night. Titanic will still live on as one of the greatest ships ever.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: marcstrat on April 13, 2008, 20:59:10
Titanic will be on the oceanfloor,for about another 50 years before she becomes a stain.
One of the biggest tragedy's in life,will not be forgotten soon.
However that list is longer than just Titanic.
Marc
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Eemspoort on April 13, 2008, 21:52:41
What Marc said. :)

Titanic was very solid build. And in those days they used real iron to build ships, instead of that crap they call steel nowadays. She will be there long enough, i even think, she will out-live us, so to speak.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 13, 2008, 22:57:45
if its 50 years, i'll only be 61 and 62 in June. i want to see Titanic before i die. and scuba dive to see Britannic.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 13, 2008, 23:19:17
Here we see RMS Titanic how she was the Quinn of the sea,
(http://i25.tinypic.com/2lmwjdl.jpg)

 and sadly how she become, let us remember thous who died in this tragedies

TITANIC PASSENGER LIST
http://www.titanic-nautical.com/RMS-Titanic-Passenger-List.php
Here are more from national geographic.
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/discovering-titanic/search-vehicle-argo-photography.html
Let RMS TITANIC and those goes down with here rest in peace
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 13, 2008, 23:43:27
if its 50 years, i'll only be 61 and 62 in June. i want to see Titanic before i die. and scuba dive to see Britannic.
you and me both!

1,523... a big number.... I find it saddening.... Why did they have to skip a life boat drill for church? WHY?! That drill could have reversed the figures...

Also, Millvena (sorry for misspelling) Dean... the last living survivor... what will happen when she's gone? :'(
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 13, 2008, 23:44:42
Here we see RMS Titanic how she was the Quinn of the sea,
(http://i25.tinypic.com/2lmwjdl.jpg)

 and sadly how she become, let us remember thous who died in this tragedies

TITANIC PASSENGER LIST
http://www.titanic-nautical.com/RMS-Titanic-Passenger-List.php
Here are more from national geographic.
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/discovering-titanic/search-vehicle-argo-photography.html
Let RMS TITANIC and those goes down with here rest in peace
got a good pic of the stern? that thing was practically torn to shreads!
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 13, 2008, 23:56:36
the crew wasn't trained for that situation. and why did they change the date of the voyage just because of a collision involving the Olympic?  and Edward J Smith was the captain of the Olympic at that time. he wasn't even helping. he should have stayed on the bridge. Murdoch had no idea what to do.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 14, 2008, 00:07:28
the crew wasn't trained for that situation. and why did they change the date of the voyage just because of a collision involving the Olympic?  and Edward J Smith was the captain of the Olympic at that time. he wasn't even helping. he should have stayed on the bridge. Murdoch had no idea what to do.
Or had Thomas Andrews in charge. He sure as heck knew his ship!
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 14, 2008, 00:15:04
yes. but why did he go down? it should have been Ismay. it was his design. Andrews only made it as instructed. its Ismays ship, he should not have chickened out and got a boat.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 14, 2008, 00:19:34
But Andrews could approximate how and how long the ship would sink! he most likely also knew that the middle propeller couldn't go backwards! That could save lives!
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 14, 2008, 00:25:25
yes. but he only welded her together into Ismays image. he may have known but Ismay designed her. he designed some faults without making sure. the expansion joint was one.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 14, 2008, 00:27:53
Did a Metallurgical Failure Cause a Night to Remember?
http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9801/Felkins-9801.html
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 14, 2008, 00:32:08
The Unsinkable RMS Titanic
http://www.titanicstory.com/
(http://i29.tinypic.com/nyfnsk.jpg)
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 14, 2008, 00:33:38
yes. but he only welded her together into Ismays image. he may have known but Ismay designed her. he designed some faults without making sure. the expansion joint was one.
uh... welding was still in its infancy... it's more like rivetid together, lol
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 14, 2008, 00:37:14
ISMAY AND THE TITANIC
http://www.titanichistoricalsociety.org/articles/ismay.asp
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/biography/171/
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Agent|Austin on April 14, 2008, 01:08:21
It will live on in my house, I have a titanic movie poster on my wall. :)

It was a beautiful ship.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 14, 2008, 01:13:10
i have a 32" wood crafted Titanic model. she will never really die :)
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 14, 2008, 01:15:41
It will live on in my house, I have a titanic movie poster on my wall. :)

It was a beautiful ship.
Both Stuart2007 and myself hate that movie. inaccurate as heck. I mean, sure, I'm fine with fictional characters, but WHAT ARE THEY DOING ON THE VERY BOW OF THE SHIP?! NO PASSENGERS WERE ALLOWED BEYOND THE BREAKWATERS! A PAIR OF NOTICE BOARDS STATED THAT VERY CLEARLY!
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Agent|Austin on April 14, 2008, 01:16:45
Both Stuart2007 and myself hate that movie. inaccurate as heck. I mean, sure, I'm fine with fictional characters, but WHAT ARE THEY DOING ON THE VERY BOW OF THE SHIP?! NO PASSENGERS WERE ALLOWED BEYOND THE BREAKWATERS! A PAIR OF NOTICE BOARDS STATED THAT VERY CLEARLY!

I haven't even seen the movie, just the poster is great!

http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/titanicintl.jpg
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 14, 2008, 01:22:17
i have a 32" wood crafted Titanic model. she will never really die :)
And I have this book!

(http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/20180000/20184724.JPG)

within it lie plans to the most accurate model of the ship to date!

... But I'm not a good modelmaker... it works mainly with wood, if anyone's interested...
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 14, 2008, 01:34:22
how do you not like the movie????????????????????? it's awsome. so it's not accurate. neither is Jurassic Park. but it's amazing. and Austin. you haven't seen the movie?? :o you have a poster but haven't seen the movie? i'm shocked. go see the movie. you can find it at any video store. just go look. and is this the poster you have?
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Agent|Austin on April 14, 2008, 01:37:30
how do you not like the movie????????????????????? it's awsome. so it's not accurate. neither is Jurassic Park. but it's amazing. and Austin. you haven't seen the movie?? :o you have a poster but haven't seen the movie? i'm shocked. go see the movie. you can find it at any video store. just go look. and is this the poster you have?

Thats the poster, I will take a pic later and upload it. :D

And I think I have seen the movie, I was about 1.5 years old. :D So I have seen it, don't remember anything.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 14, 2008, 01:46:12
then go watch it again. duh.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 14, 2008, 01:50:40
how do you not like the movie????????????????????? it's awsome. so it's not accurate. neither is Jurassic Park. but it's amazing. and Austin. you haven't seen the movie?? :o you have a poster but haven't seen the movie? i'm shocked. go see the movie. you can find it at any video store. just go look. and is this the poster you have?
The movie screws up the disaster... and ship itself!... to no end!

oh well, at least it's not like the 90% fictional Britannic movie!
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Agent|Austin on April 14, 2008, 01:53:03
then go watch it again. duh.

There are much better things I can do, like work at my job???  :-X
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 14, 2008, 01:57:02
you can't get a job till you're 14.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 14, 2008, 01:58:26
you can't get a job till you're 14.
I'm 15, but without a job...
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Agent|Austin on April 14, 2008, 02:00:34
I'm 15, but without a job...
Im 13, but I don't have a "job" legally, and don't get paid, but it is fun. :P

And actually the age here is 16.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 14, 2008, 02:02:04
i could get a job at a railyard but i'm 12. i drove a powerfull ACC440. real fun.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 14, 2008, 02:02:44
Thats the poster, I will take a pic later and upload it. :D

And I think I have seen the movie, I was about 1.5 years old. :D So I have seen it, don't remember anything.
It's a good movie but take it for was it is, just fiction and no history realistic, the move was just marked for one purpose, make money to Hollywood, but the film was god made no doubt aboot that , but i like the first film they mad bather that one 1953 .More realistic i think http://movies.toptenreviews.com/reviews/mr312335.htm
and then we have tv movies from 1996 http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?MID=41160
and movis from Atlantic (1929) - Titanic (1943) - Titanic (1953 ...1958 and 1997  http://www.movie-remakes.com/film_detail.asp?id=55
TJK
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Agent|Austin on April 14, 2008, 02:07:13
i could get a job at a railyard but i'm 12. i drove a powerfull ACC440. real fun.

I am a heavy equipment operator.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hdv5q2VqPuI
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 14, 2008, 02:11:09
Here you can see the titanic film for free when thy find it, its in chines but fine pictures and the film from 1997
http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/titanic/
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 14, 2008, 02:13:19
you drove a backhoe? i could crush it with the Daylight Limited if i owned it.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Agent|Austin on April 14, 2008, 02:46:18
you drove a backhoe? i could crush it with the Daylight Limited if i owned it.

It is not an backhoe, the backhoe is at the end, I drive the excavator (320 and 315)
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 14, 2008, 19:19:10
well guys. it starts today. 96 years since Titanic sank. i wish she could be raised and put in a museuem ;)
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Shipaddict on April 14, 2008, 19:22:56
I don't. That wreck is some people's grave. They should leave it alone in my opinion.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Captain Best on April 14, 2008, 19:47:17
Yes. this is the sad. day :-\
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 15, 2008, 00:56:53
The anniversary ISN'T tonight at 11:40-2:20! You need to take time zones into effect! The spot is 2 time zones away from the American East coast! That puts the time at 9:40 pm-12:20 am Eastern Time in the US. Those who live stateside, use that to figure out when in your time zone! For me, I'm in CT, so it's 8:40-11:40 pm!
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 15, 2008, 01:33:42
well guys. it starts today. 96 years since Titanic sank. i wish she could be raised and put in a museuem ;)
I Have made this for a litle remainder of what hepens for 96 years ago
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2m6swb9.jpg)
NO NO  and NO NO
She shall be there she is the are  a grave to many people's whit dies wit Titanic so ewer think to raise her, she is a memorial  and marked piece over her, let the people rest in peace with the Titanic, don't disturb that place, and i hope they newer goes down to here again to pick up thing from here. She was a beauty when she sailed on the sea, but now she is a grave yard for thousands of children ,lady's and man  who rest in that whet grave. Sadly it is but that's the facets
RIP Everyone got down with you RNS Titanic
RMS Titanic
The Titanic was a British registered four funnelled ocean liner built for the transatlantic passenger and mail service between Southampton and New York.

Constructed at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland she was, at the time of her maiden voyage, the largest vessel afloat.

On April 10th 1912 the Titanic set sail from Southampton with 2,200 passengers and crew, four days later the Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank. 1500 people died and 700 survived.
It is 96 years since Titanic was lost.

Kind Regards
TJK
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 15, 2008, 02:05:59
again, she was an American ship with a British flag. and i take back what i said about raising her. R.I.P all those died on the R.M.S Titanic. my friend said i shouldn't care about those who died on the greatest ship in history.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Agent|Austin on April 15, 2008, 02:07:57
again, she was an American ship with a British flag. and i take back what i said about raising her. R.I.P all those died on the R.M.S Titanic. my friend said i shouldn't care about those who died on the greatest ship in history.

Well tell your friend to ***** himself.


* Edited for language - Mad_Fred
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 15, 2008, 02:13:41
Well tell your friend to ****** himself.
Can we please use normal and polite languish here
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 15, 2008, 02:16:14
Well tell your friend to screw himself.
i said **** OFF *****   after he said who cares. but those stars weren't there. i'm real mad. i'm gonna pound him tomorrow and maybe shoot him with an airsoft gun(again) >:(

* Edited for language - Mad_Fred. This language, even with asterisks to censor it, is totally unacceptable, and so is threatening to "pound" people and so on. Think before you submit a message and leave these things out next time.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 15, 2008, 02:23:40
i said *******OFF *******after he said who cares. but those stars weren't there. i'm real mad. i'm gonna pound him tomorrow and maybe shoot him with an airsoft gun(again) >:(
Us PM if you shall argue not the forum
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 15, 2008, 02:25:27
it was a text though.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Agent|Austin on April 15, 2008, 02:28:39
he isn't arguing, and TJK stop back seat moding ok?
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Captin.Rodrigues on April 15, 2008, 02:29:35
I love the titanic she was the ship of dreams and she was she realy was i hope it can stay there forever i love the titanic ill never let go :'(i hope it wont be a stain on the Ocean floor i love you titanic forever ;)
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 15, 2008, 02:32:43
she will soon be an orange stain Dev. too bad. i have that same wish.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 15, 2008, 02:39:55
At this instant, 96 years ago, Titanic struck the iceberg that would seal her fate. Within the next 2 hours and 40 minutes, all Hell would break loose, leaving 1,523 daed, and 705 to mourn over the great loss of life.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 15, 2008, 02:48:12
Rest in peace, all those who went down with the ship. You will not soon be forgotten. Among those casualties are:

Lorrain Allison: the only child in all of first and second class to lose her life in the tragedy.

Thomas Andrews: The man who knew the ship that he built so well, he could tell that it would, and how it would, sink.

John (Jack) George Phillips: the radio operator, who had it not been for the distress calls he sent, there would be no survivors.

--And Last, But By No Means Least--

Captain Edward John Smith: Captain of the greatest ship the world had ever seen before 1912, in 1912, and since 1912.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: trains on April 15, 2008, 02:53:29
Andrews knew because he built the ship and studied the blue prints carefully.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: DerBandit on April 15, 2008, 07:52:34
Holy Moly, let me know when you're done with the incense of that ship.
Funny that you mention that one child out of 1st/2nd class. Was she a better child then the ones from the lower decks?
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: mvsmith on April 15, 2008, 09:02:46
I don’t see how Titanic, by any stretch of the imagination, can be called the greatest ship. Even at the time of her construction—apart from being the biggest and perhaps the most opulent—she was inferior to most other liners of that time.

She was not the fastest. She used outmoded reciprocating engines while Cunard liners had adopted turbines for all screws.

She was inadequately equipped for passenger safety.

The organization of bridge operations was lax; only one of the many ice warnings was ever plotted. The others ended up in scattered places including Ismay’s pocket.

Her rudder, while not necessarily undersized, had an inadequate steering engine that required a full thirty seconds to put the rudder hard over.

She was, in many respects, a floating death trap.
Marty
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: IRI5HJ4CK on April 15, 2008, 09:39:03
We will never know exactly what happened that day and why, sadly.


IRI5HJ4CK
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: mvsmith on April 15, 2008, 14:45:30
Actually, we do have a pretty clear picture of what happened, and why. Extensive transcripts of two inquiries, along with archeological evidence that became available after Ballard located Titanic give a good picture of the events to those who research the subject rather than rely on motion pictures and old myths.
Marty
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 15, 2008, 14:52:29
I don’t see how Titanic, by any stretch of the imagination, can be called the greatest ship. Even at the time of her construction—apart from being the biggest and perhaps the most opulent—she was inferior to most other liners of that time.

She was not the fastest. She used outmoded reciprocating engines while Cunard liners had adopted turbines for all screws.

She was inadequately equipped for passenger safety.

The organization of bridge operations was lax; only one of the many ice warnings was ever plotted. The others ended up in scattered places including Ismay’s pocket.

Her rudder, while not necessarily undersized, had an inadequate steering engine that required a full thirty seconds to put the rudder hard over.

She was, in many respects, a floating death trap.
Marty

Do a little more research:

White Star went for size and luxury,  leaving speed for Cunard, whose ships went so fast there were vibration problems.

Titanic PASSED the lifeboat requirement, carrying 20, rather than 16. The standard was only changed to passenger capacity AFTER her loss.

Captains in the day were taught to keep to the schedule, which is why they didn't slow down. They DID respond to the warnings, however, by changing the course to go a little more south before crossing the field. Again, only after her sinking did captains start to slow down in case of ice.

She could turn well by TODAY'S standards!
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: mvsmith on April 15, 2008, 16:49:20
What you have just offered are excuses for the fact that she was an ill-conceived and ill-used ship that killed a lot of people.

By today’s standards she would not be allowed to operate, even if someone were silly enough to build her. By today’s standards, had her captain survived he’d have been tossed into jail for reckless endangerment, if not depraved indifference to human life.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 16, 2008, 01:03:19
What you have just offered are excuses for the fact that she was an ill-conceived and ill-used ship that killed a lot of people.

By today’s standards she would not be allowed to operate, even if someone were silly enough to build her. By today’s standards, had her captain survived he’d have been tossed into jail for reckless endangerment, if not depraved indifference to human life.
Today's  standards? It may be bad by today's standards, but when it was built, it surpassed every standard exept for tensil strength in the expansion joints (something White Star would most likely fix soon after). Besides, I don't care much for today's standards. The ships today can't even compare to the luxury of the Olympic class ships.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: kjh787 on April 16, 2008, 01:14:46
Also today, there is olny 1 living suvivor left, everyone else who sialed titanic has passed away.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: mvsmith on April 16, 2008, 01:17:10
Being the cause of perhaps the greatest maritime disaster does not make her the greatest ship.
Unless, of course, the title of “The Greatest” is awarded on the basis of the body count.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 16, 2008, 04:13:25
Being the cause of perhaps the greatest maritime disaster does not make her the greatest ship.
Unless, of course, the title of “The Greatest” is awarded on the basis of the body count.

if that WAS how it was awarded, Titanic wouldn't get it, as there was a disater where a ship had over 4,000 casualties!
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Agent|Austin on April 16, 2008, 06:31:33
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004349474_titanic15.html
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: DerBandit on April 16, 2008, 06:53:50
Today's  standards? It may be bad by today's standards, but when it was built, it surpassed every standard exept for tensil strength in the expansion joints (something White Star would most likely fix soon after). Besides, I don't care much for today's standards. The ships today can't even compare to the luxury of the Olympic class ships.
Luxury for a view, mainly build for the mass of emigrants willing to or forced to or needed to leave europe.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: IRI5HJ4CK on April 16, 2008, 09:15:36
I've always said this, Titanic was and still is the greatest liner of all time, although she may have had her faults, in my opinion these faults would not have been a problem if Titanic was handled in the correct manner. The faults only came into action when Titanic started to sink. Now, if she was handled correctly she would have not hit that iceberg, and she would not have sunk, and besides whats done is done, she sank and we will never know exactly what happened, even though we have "records" some of these records are different than others, since people were so scared and schocked they may have not been sure what happened, and if there is any secrets to be kept, they always will be kept until time has forgotten about them.

IRI5HJ4CK
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: DerBandit on April 16, 2008, 10:10:20
She sure was a nice ship. But some people here get a little carried away, the way they speak about here. It's like they almost want to build a temple for her.
And how can a ship be the greatest liner of all times if it did not even survive the maiden voyage. Maybe it is the fact that it was her maiden voyage, when she sunk. That put all the glory arround the ship, otherwise she would just be one of many going into service and out of service.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 16, 2008, 14:41:43
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004349474_titanic15.html
From what I've read/heard/watched, even though the metal plates and rivits she was made of turned weak and brittle in cold tempurature, she was still made of some of the best stuff available at the time!
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 16, 2008, 14:43:27
It's like they almost want to build a temple for her.
Sounds good to me! ;D
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: DerBandit on April 16, 2008, 15:08:50
Certainly not to me ;)
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Mad_Fred on April 16, 2008, 17:12:30
I agree that there's some overly enthusiastic worshipping of the ship going on. I believe that, if she had not sunk, the people that display this behaviour, would not speak of her at all nowadays.

So yes, I do think that it is the disaster that made her the "greatest ship of all times" to some of you.
Had she just been taken out of service after she had become obsolete, she would have been not much more or less than her contemporary counterparts. There would be no movie made, there would be no museu,, there would be no self proclaimed experts that worship her.

Luxury is relative. The liners of today offer much more than they did back then. I second mvsmith's remarks. The materials she was built from were not all first class, the engines outmoded, the safety requirements inadequate and some of the people that are said to be "hero's" actually ran her in such a way that she sunk.

Greatest disaster at sea?  Yeah, I guess so... If you don't count any of the war related sinkings...
What about the Wilhelm Gustloff..  an estimated 6 to 9 thousand refugees where on her and most of them died in that nasty attack... Why doesn't anyone talk about that then?  Or the sinking of the Goya (6000 wounded and refugees). Or the Armenia (5000 wounded/refugees), or the Awa Maru (2000 civilians), or the Tsushima Maru (1500 schoolchildren en civilians) to name a few.

And greatest ship ever?  Nope. Not by a long shot. Sorry. Set against her type/class and how well she was built and equipped to do that job, she's not the greatest. There are many many other ships that did and do their job much better and much safer. I'm not just talking about luxury cruise liners, I am talking about all ships, and if you call something the greatest ship ever, you must take all ships into account.. I think a nimitz class carrier would be a bit "greater" than the titanic. To name just one.  :P

Regards,
Fred
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: marcstrat on April 16, 2008, 17:18:29
Greetings guy's,
Well dont forget the 'Estonia'.
That was also a great disaster,on the baltic sea.
And it's not that long ago,the same with the 'Herald of free Enterprice'here in Zeebrugge.
Well i think the list is long if you want.
Marc
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: [RWP]DJM on April 16, 2008, 19:16:23
Hiya all :)

I think a lot of this comes from the 'romance' behind the story, she has been remembered for almost a Century for many reasons, but the biggest reason has to be the way people feel about her after finding out about the sinking.

That's how it all started with me, my first memory of Titanic is way back in 1985, (1st September actually) when they discovered the wreckage.  This happened to coincide with my Sister's 10th Birthday, so it had a little more significance at the time for me ;)

I did an essay in school a few years later, after reading so much about what happened that night (some of which seems to be pure speculation).  I've had a sort of 'passion' for the ship ever since :)

As others have said though, she isn't the worst disaster on record, far from it, just one of the most publicised ;)

Regards.

DJM.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 24, 2008, 14:04:17
 :'( Last witness from Titanic has died :'(
On Saturday the 6th of May 2006, Lillian Asplund died at the age of 99. She was five years old when she was onboard the Titanic with her family and eventhough there are two other survivors still alive theese two were too young to remember anything. Lillian and her family had been in Sweden visiting relatives (she is of Swedish descent), and was on her way home with her parents and four brothers. Only Lillian, her mother and a younger brother survived from the family. Ever since Titanic Lillian has given very few interviews and has avoid any publicity.

Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 24, 2008, 14:51:13
:'( Last witness from Titanic has died :'(
On Saturday the 6th of May 2006, Lillian Asplund died at the age of 99. She was five years old when she was onboard the Titanic with her family and eventhough there are two other survivors still alive theese two were too young to remember anything. Lillian and her family had been in Sweden visiting relatives (she is of Swedish descent), and was on her way home with her parents and four brothers. Only Lillian, her mother and a younger brother survived from the family. Ever since Titanic Lillian has given very few interviews and has avoid any publicity.


:'( Rest in Piece
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 24, 2008, 14:53:19
I agree that there's some overly enthusiastic worshipping of the ship going on.
I actually refered to her in another thread as "the object of my idolatry"!
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 24, 2008, 16:45:12
I actually refered to her in another thread as "the object of my idolatry"!
Sorry, i diden't see that sorry
TJK
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 24, 2008, 22:18:38
Sorry, i diden't see that sorry
TJK
I mean it seems like I REALLY DO WORSHIP HER!
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: mvsmith on April 25, 2008, 00:12:28
“To die for commerce is hard enough, but to go under that sea we have been trained to combat with a sense of failure in the supreme duty of one’s calling is indeed a bitter fate.”

—Joseph Conrad
on the TITANIC
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 25, 2008, 15:22:46
I mean it seems like I REALLY DO WORSHIP HER!
ok ;)
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 25, 2008, 22:33:23
*Walks into a secret temple built around a life-size replica of the RMS Titanic, with hooded figures surrounding the ship chanting, "Let the queen sail again."*

Looks like my kind of place!

*Enters and closes the temple door*
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: TJK on April 25, 2008, 22:39:56
*Walks into a secret temple built around a life-size replica of the RMS Titanic, with hooded figures surrounding the ship chanting, "Let the queen sail again."*

Looks like my kind of place!

*Enters and closes the temple door*
Menes Then you close this topic. ;)
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: RMS Gigantic on April 25, 2008, 22:41:24
lol, rofl
Title: 98 Years Titanic
Post by: Wave Music on April 16, 2010, 13:20:35
Re:  http://80.95.161.114/shipsim/forum/index.php/topic,18478.msg250092.html#msg250092


Seriously, why not to use for example this topic, change the title & continue posting here than starting every year a new one to repeat all what was said before?

Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: captain mcenzi on April 16, 2010, 17:10:29
i could get a job at a railyard but i'm 12. i drove a powerfull ACC440. real fun.
I work with all kinds of vessels, like a dredge, "the Portis" and a fishing vessel, etc. I only OWN the Fishing vessel. not saying the name of the FV ship though, you'd laugh too hard...
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Minime on April 16, 2010, 17:13:58
I work with all kinds of vessels, like a dredge, "the Portis" and a fishing vessel, etc. I only OWN the Fishing vessel. not saying the name of the FV ship though, you'd laugh too hard...
any pictures of it? The fishing vessel that is
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: captain mcenzi on April 16, 2010, 17:16:29
sorry, but no. My camera got broken (Please do not ask how) so I have no pictures to upload, sorry.  nor do I have any saved on my computer.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Minime on April 16, 2010, 17:20:07
ah, how large is it then?
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: captain mcenzi on April 16, 2010, 17:21:41
128 ft LOA, 16 feet beam
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Minime on April 16, 2010, 17:23:32
wow that's quite a bit, you have a crew for it?
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: captain mcenzi on April 16, 2010, 17:27:59
yes, 14 crew members.  you have a ship, minime?
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Minime on April 16, 2010, 17:32:28
no, I'm only 18, so no money for such things. But my family has 3 boats, all are fishing boats.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: captain mcenzi on April 16, 2010, 17:35:56
oh, okay. I assume they are something like this fishing boat.
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: Minime on April 16, 2010, 18:02:34
not really, I'll show you some pics.
The first one is a wooden built faroese boat, quite old, but renovated by me and my grandfather, not so long ago.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/29kqe5i.jpg)
(http://i44.tinypic.com/o5aiq9.jpg)
the old engine, 10hp Sabb
(http://i44.tinypic.com/11l0ffc.jpg)
This is our boat "Norbúgvin", equipped with 4 of those angling devices, 2 half automatic and 2 full automatic, though someone stole one of the full automatic devices.(not sure of the english name).
(http://i29.tinypic.com/5ahlz8.jpg)
(http://i30.tinypic.com/2lbjj2d.jpg)
Then there is our boat Lukka. the name means Luck, but she has nearly sunken 2 times now. Does about 28 knots and has a nice capacity for fish. Has 4 DNG's, very good fishing devices, expensive too. Also used for diving work.
(http://i28.tinypic.com/21mwx10.jpg)
(http://i31.tinypic.com/2j621dh.jpg)
(http://i32.tinypic.com/2vx10ec.jpg)
(http://i32.tinypic.com/fut9xg.jpg)
(http://i28.tinypic.com/2zyww86.jpg)
oh yeah, there is also a boathouse
it's the one with the open door and has a boat on the slipway
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2cq1jyx.jpg)
Title: Re: 96 years
Post by: captain mcenzi on April 24, 2010, 19:08:27
Cool vessels, that makes me wish I had one like it.... :lol: