Titanic the films.

[Captain Kong]

In the last hole.
.The old Queen Mary had 5,000,000 rivets as a comparison.
Cheers
Brian

[robpage]

I loved the bit where the Chief engineer , in a full uniform was in the engine room making tea out of a saucepan at past midnight , Really ?

[Red Lead Ted]

In the last hole.
.The old Queen Mary had 5,000,000 rivets as a comparison.
Cheers
Brian

Brian, I wish someone would own up to actually giving that some thought

[John Adamson]

Sorry to correct you Brian, but its 10,000,000! Next time you are out here we'll go up and count them!

Cheers

John

[Keith at Tregenna]

102 years ago tomorrow: Titanic struck an iceberg. Please remember those who perished:

K

Edited.

[j.sabourn]

Think your arithmetic wrong Keith. Should that not be 102 years JS

[Captain Kong]

Thanks for that John, you are quite right. 10,000,000 rivets, I would say it was a slip of the key board.
Hopefully may make it over there again. love the old ship.
I will be in San Diego in February, Sailing on Friday 13 on Statendam, and back again in March on 15th for a few days.
Hope I have better luck than last year.
Cheers
Brian.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Think your arithmetic wrong Keith. Should that not be 102 years JS

Not my arithmetic or quote, just passing on the info just received, yes I should have checked, was more concerned in regards to the event and losses.

Have amended, thanks K.

LINK: http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/k...22046-day.html





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This year is the 102nd anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and we remain just as fascinated by the tragedy as the folks were in 1912, when the event occurred. Numerous tragic ship sinkings happened before Titanic and many occurred afterward, yet this is the one people research, write novels about and depict in blockbuster movies. K.

[j.sabourn]

Rivets... For those who had never heard of cement boxes for various repairs for watertightness and other things, they may not be aware of a rivet, the usual sympton was a hairline crack extending from the rivet head onto the plate. The suggested temporary cure for this to stop the crack continuing, was it drill a small hole into the plate at the end of the crack. Although wouldnt suggest this be done at sea hanging over the side in with any sort of sea running. Although if accessible could be done from inside the ship. John S.

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#27... Your a better man than me Gunga Din. Sailing by choice on Friday 13th. Stand by Brian for more calamitys, for Gods sake dont break anymore mirrors as well. Get a weather report before you sail and if in doubt advice the first dressed up person you see going or coming off the Bridge. Bon Voyage. Cheers John S.

[j.sabourn]

Obviously unless anyone come up with(havent read all the answers yet) in the last hole. JS Ref. to post 20. JS

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Further to that if it takes 2 men 2 days to dig a hole, how long will it take for the same 2 men to dig half a hole. JS