An undated artist's rendering of the proposed cruise ship
Titanic II, provided by the Blue Star Line as Australian billionaire Clive
Palmer unveiled plans for his dream ship during a news conference in New York
on February 26, 2013. The cruise ship will be built by the CSC Jingling
Shipyard in China, and will sail from Southampton, England to New York on her
maiden voyage in late 2016 according to Palmer.
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer speaks at a news
conference to announce plans for the building of his cruise ship Titanic II
under the Blue Star Line in New York, February 26, 2013. According to Palmer,
Titanic II, which will be a modern close replica of the original HMS Titanic
which sank on her maiden voyage in the North Atlantic ocean on April 15, 1912,
killing more than 1500 passengers and crew, will be privately funded and built
at the CSC Jingling Shipyard in China, with her maiden voyage being from
Southampton England to New York in late 2016.
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer (C) appears with Markku
Kanerva of Deltamarin (L) and Helen Benziger (R), the great-granddaughter of
Titanic survivor Molly Brown, at a news conference where he announced plans for
the building of his cruise ship Titanic II under the Blue Star Line in New
York, February 26, 2013.
An undated
artist's rendering of the interior of the proposed cruise ship Titanic II,
provided by the Blue Star Line. The ship will largely recreate the design and
decor of the fabled original, with some modifications to keep it in line with
current safety rules and shipbuilding practices.
An undated
artist's rendering of the interior of the proposed cruise ship Titanic II,
provided by the Blue Star Line. The three passenger classes on the ship will be
prevented from mingling, as in the original Titanic in 1912.
An undated
artist's rendering of the interior of the proposed cruise ship Titanic II,
provided by the Blue Star Line. Titanic II will have more than enough lifeboat
spaces for every person on board and will have additional escape staircases.
An undated
artist's rendering of the interior of the proposed cruise ship Titanic II,
provided by the Blue Star Line as Australian billionaire Clive Palmer unveiled
plans for his dream ship during a news conference in New York on February 26,
2013. Titanic II will also operate as a cruise ship, and passengers will find
1912-style clothing in their rooms.
An undated
artist's rendering of the interior of the proposed cruise ship Titanic II,
provided by the Blue Star Line as Australian billionaire Clive Palmer unveiled
plans for his dream ship. Palmer said he plans to travel in third class on
Titanic II's maiden voyage.
1912: The
ill-fated White Star liner RMS Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank on her
maiden voyage across the Atlantic. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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