Titanic & Brittanic

[Finless]

On Ch 5 tonight (8pm?) there is program about the sinking of the Titanic and Britannic.

I have no idea of the program content (apart from the info the title imparts) and I suspect (from the bit of the trailer I caught) that there is probably no diving in it.

[NeilP]

Originally Posted by Finless

On Ch 5 tonight (8pm?) there is program on the sinking of the Titanic and Britannic.

I have no idea of the program content (apart from the info the title imparts) and I suspect (from the bit of the trailer I caught) that there is probably no diving in it.

Documentary examining the sinking of both the Titanic and its sister ship, the Britannic, within four years of each other. Was it a case of tragic coincidence, or were the two disasters linked? A team of expert divers examine the wreck of the Britannic in the Aegean Sea to find out.


Could be worth a watch.

[aclivity]

Is there some kind of rumour that the Brittanic wasn't the brittanic but a clone ship of some sort? Or am I confusing it with something else?

I wouldn't have thought it would be easy to build a clone of something that big without someone finding out.

Although, guys, remember this is a channel 5 documentary. Brittanic was probably a space ship.

[Fiona]

Originally Posted by aclivity

Is there some kind of rumour that the Brittanic wasn't the brittanic but a clone ship of some sort? Or am I confusing it with something else?

Wasn't that the Titanic and Olympic. Possible insurance job.

[wreckweasel]

Originally Posted by aclivity

Is there some kind of rumour that the Brittanic wasn't the brittanic but a clone ship of some sort? Or am I confusing it with something else?

Actually it was alledged that it wasnt the titanic that went down, disproven when they found distinctive small portholes on the wreck that matched the plans. (ie the ships were not identical and interchangeable)

[Dive In Paphos]

Originally Posted by Finless

On Ch 5 tonight (8pm?) there is program about the sinking of the Titanic and Britannic.

I have no idea of the program content (apart from the info the title imparts) and I suspect (from the bit of the trailer I caught) that there is probably no diving in it.

On telly page in paper it mentions the following:

The Curse of the Titanic Sisters: Revealed.

Examing the sinking of the twin ships Titanic and Brittanic, within four years of each other. Divers, examine the wreck of the Brittanic in the Aegean sea in a bid to determine if both disasters were linked.

Hope this helps you decide whether or not to tune in.

Cheers

Jonno

[Mr T.]

Belfast plans to celebrate Titanic with an iceberg
By Thomas Harding, Ireland Correspondent
(Filed: 23/02/2005)

In a macabre move to celebrate the building of the Titanic, Belfast plans to tow an iceberg into the shipyard where the ill-fated liner was launched.

The idea received the backing of the city's lord mayor yesterday. It involves hauling an iceberg from Norway to put Belfast's redeveloped Titanic Quarter on the tourist map by 2008.



Icebergs are regularly towed away from important oil installations

Rita Duffy, an artist who proposed the idea, said: "The iceberg and the wreck of the Titanic is the main story of Belfast - the sad, interrupted journey of disbelief and disappointment. The iceberg could become a symbol of hope as it melts."

The Titanic was launched on April 2, 1912, and sank 13 days later with the loss of 1,500 lives after hitting an iceberg in the north Atlantic.

Mrs Duffy has met oil rig workers in Newfoundland who regularly tow some of the 3,000 icebergs that drift in the area away from rigs.

The artist, whose father served as an apprentice in the once formidable Harland and Wolff shipyard, admitted that some might think her a "lunatic". But she said the plan would make the world sit up and take notice of Belfast.

She has already secured backing from the International Fund for Ireland and the Irish consulate in New York and will be looking for funds from the Arts Council in Northern Ireland.

Tom Ekin, the lord mayor, said: "The iceberg could be an eye-catching image, especially because it is the idea of someone with Rita Duffy's skill and talent."

But Una Reilly, co-founder of the Belfast Titanic Society, said: "I do not think it is in very good taste. We have to remember that 1,500 people died that night.

"For 80 years the Titanic was a dirty word in Belfast. Only recently have people taken pride in her building and recognised that the disaster was an accident."

http://www.harland-wolff.com/

http://www.belfast-titanic.com/

[jptaylor9]

What finally happened to the Oceanic? Did it sink as well?

I know it had the collision with the navy cruiser shortly after been built.

JT

[DanE]

I believe that the Olympic (think that's what you mean) was eventually broken up for scrap.

[edit:] Yep, here we go: http://ocean-liners.schuminweb.com/ships/olympic.asp

dan

[Helen F H]

Originally Posted by DanE

I believe that the Olympic (think that's what you mean) was eventually broken up for scrap.

[edit:] Yep, here we go: http://ocean-liners.schuminweb.com/ships/olympic.asp

dan

This would be how the White Swan Hotel got one of the rooms then......