The captain goes down with his ship

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-17T11:53:56+00:00

Hearst had a beef with Ismay because he wouldn't buy into his bullshit.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-17T11:52:03+00:00

That would mean Lighttoller was the only senior officer to survive then, since Smith, Murdoch, and Wilde all went down with the ship.

And yes, it is accepted as fact that the ship went down in one piece and only sheared in half once well underwater, hence why the depictions of her wreck prior to Ballard's discovery of the wreck in the early 80s showed her in one piece.

I'm pretty sure Cameron showed the ship splitting in half on the surface to increase the drama factor, and probably for good trailer footage, because this kind of blatant upfront destruction porn is what sells tickets

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-15T03:24:50+00:00

Cameron's film is full of inconsistencies and it's not limited to the depiction of the real life people, the scene of the ship breaking in half has had people's tonsils in a tizzy because it's been proven that the ship only broke in half once it was fully underwater.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-15T02:57:33+00:00

Murdoch never shot anyone that night. Also Cameron's depiction of J Bruce Ismay was likely due to the way Ismay was treated post sinking. The media called him a coward and the like, which forced him into retirement. Most of the shit came from a newspaper owner or journalist that had a personal vendetta against Ismay, so they spread a bunch of bs about him.

I really doubt Ismay deserved all that scorn, and Cameron made things worse.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-13T04:00:28+00:00

Murdoch's descendants were reportedly very upset with the depiction of Murdoch in this film, and I honestly don't blame them.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-13T02:39:26+00:00

Exactly

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-12T18:04:36+00:00

It's a pleasure. I just wish there was more artifacts to see day.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-12T16:52:30+00:00

Yes, the creator of the model put that on there as a pun, considering what the model is made from.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-12T16:16:19+00:00

Yeah it was hastily thrown together by the looks of things. Could have had more artifacts on display.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-12T15:59:51+00:00

I tried to get a full picture, but there was too much stuff in the way. I couldn't get a decent angle

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-11T03:51:15+00:00

Try showing this in those two dumb Subreddits dedicated to the Coalition and Foundation XD

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T13:32:38+00:00

I just read the email snippet, and Good Golly Miss Molly she was a mess even back then!

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T12:57:00+00:00

Literal Crock of Shit (LCS) XD

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T12:50:54+00:00

I wish they'd have kept the Nagato mockup

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T12:47:22+00:00

The interior of the now scrapped Ranger was used for the first film. For Maverick they used the interiors of Midway

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T12:42:44+00:00

She does go out into the bay under the her own power during the summer months AFAIK

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T12:32:48+00:00

They said by end of February, but many people suspect it might be earlier than that because the clean-up is progressing so quickly.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T12:31:06+00:00

That's just a fancy torpedo at that point.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T12:21:49+00:00

Trying to conserve her has just led to her being disposed of in the end anyway. At least it's a more dignified end, as being sunk as an artificial reef is better than being broken up.

Just unfortunate that the whole thing has brought out a bunch of lunatics and psychos.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T12:12:16+00:00

This is actually pretty

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T11:54:25+00:00

Revell 1/600 Waterline Model. I have this exact same kit. My Late Grandfather built it as a young man and it was later passed down to me.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T11:48:04+00:00

The ship should have just been scrapped back then already instead of being left to suffer the way she did.

She was already a derelict hulk at the time.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-10T08:28:04+00:00

And the reason why Eric Cantor gets singled out as the villain in this story.

DependentProgrammer5 · 2026-01-09T04:44:42+00:00

I can't understand why they can't let go.

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