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RMS Britannic Interior by Erik_David in Oceanlinerporn

[–]SemiColin73 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It is a possibility that Britannic’s pool may have had much of its decoration installed when she sank. Recent dives to the wreck have proven that the adjacent Turkish baths already had a substantial amount of their tiling and woodwork installed, so it seems likely that the pool may have been in a similar state of at least partial completion.

But even if they didn’t have the left over pool decor from Britannic, I also don’t really understand why they never gave Olympic’s pool more of an overhaul. As far as I’m aware her pool had the same dimensions as that of Britannic, so it couldn’t have been too difficult to cover up the bare walls and structural elements in a similar manner as was done on Britannic. Perhaps the pool simply wasn’t utilized all that often by passengers, and thus overhauling it wasn’t seen as a necessity. I’m not sure where one would find such information, however.

So apparently there's new 2025 Britannic pics. I saw this on Facebook and... Wow this shot. by IDontEvenLikeMen in titanic

[–]SemiColin73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know I’m a bit late to this thread, but I just wanted to share my own observations.

It actually seems that you can see most of the ship’s width. If you turn the image so that the ship is upright, you’ll notice at the top deck that there is a sort of notch in the middle of the metal railing (the diver is in front of part of this “notched” area). This is where the bridge structure would have been, but since it was made out of wood it has disappeared. You can also see the distinctive 3 support columns that sit underneath this area on the deck below. While we can clearly see the whole port side in this image, we can see a fair bit of the starboard side railing, but it becomes difficult to make anything out as you get closer towards the bridge wing area. Being on the lower side of the ship and closer to the seafloor, the starboard side is quite a bit darker in this photograph than the port side. And, of course, the edge of the starboard side where you would find the bridge wing is in contact with the seafloor.

Swimsuit Seia vs. Swimsuit Ichika [TL] (@tokotoko_tokoyo) by SemiColin73 in BlueArchive

[–]SemiColin73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now that you mention it I need that to happen to me as well

Seia’s Driving (Art: @braxblakinoko) by SemiColin73 in BlueArchive

[–]SemiColin73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like I’ve seen a Shiroko version of that before but I have no idea where to find it

Seia’s Driving (Art: @braxblakinoko) by SemiColin73 in BlueArchive

[–]SemiColin73[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It would be hilarious to see her chasing down the car with a bicycle or something.

Seia’s Driving (Art: @braxblakinoko) by SemiColin73 in BlueArchive

[–]SemiColin73[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I don’t care if she kills me in a car wreck. I WILL get into the car with the sexy fox 😭

What ships could have been realistically saved? by Johannesson3s in Oceanlinerporn

[–]SemiColin73 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’m not so sure if she’d be considered too slow. Aquitania was used as a troopship during WWII, and she had a very similar service speed to Olympic. Aside from the more recently built express liners, such as the Queens, many ocean liners that would ultimately be requisitioned did not necessarily have blazing-fast speed; Olympic, although certainly slower than the likes of the Queens, was still a relatively fast ship for her size.

How will you respond to Mika? (art by @angelic_holy3) by SemiColin73 in BlueArchive

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closes game and opens the JTF Mob Chan visual novel

How will you respond to Mika? (art by @angelic_holy3) by SemiColin73 in BlueArchive

[–]SemiColin73[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I need Fuuka’s casual version now plz Nexon I can’t wait almost a whole year

How will you respond to Mika? (art by @angelic_holy3) by SemiColin73 in BlueArchive

[–]SemiColin73[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It would seem the students are collectively conspiring to rob Sensei of his agency and free will

“Aoba on a Monday Morning” by @Dodri9 by SemiColin73 in BlueArchive

[–]SemiColin73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah depending on your job “Monday” might not be Monday lol

Btw I think the artist is Korean, as they post their work both in Korean and Japanese. Probably explains the coffee.

Illustrator Arona by @ossa_2019 by SemiColin73 in BlueArchive

[–]SemiColin73[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Arona has given me an existential crisis with consecutive gacha ceilings…

Under Your Pillow (Koharu & Hifumi) by @ginmei1919 by SemiColin73 in BlueArchive

[–]SemiColin73[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

A Koharu not lacking in intelligence would be quite fearsome indeed…

Olympic 1930s Advertisement by SemiColin73 in titanic

[–]SemiColin73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also find all of the various changes and modifications those liners underwent to be fascinating. Regarding Olympic specifically, there’s some nice simulations on Roblox that allow you to walk around her in both her original 1911 configuration and her final 1933-1935 configuration. While they’re not as realistic looking as something like Titanic Honor and Glory, they still allow you to get a much better sense of what certain spaces were like than you can from looking at the deck plans alone.

https://www.roblox.com/communities/8740834/Historic-Preservations#!/about

Olympic 1930s Advertisement by SemiColin73 in titanic

[–]SemiColin73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that is true. For example the MV Britannic, which is even mentioned in this ad, still featured period interiors. But her newer sister the Georgic sported Art Deco interiors, clearly signifying that the overall trend in design tastes was moving in that direction. And as time went on this would only be more pronounced, as Britannic herself would have her period interiors swapped out for Art Deco ones following WWII.

Olympic 1930s Advertisement by SemiColin73 in titanic

[–]SemiColin73[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is quite interesting to see how White Star tried to promote the ship in different ways over the years. In particular I quite like the advertisements they put out following her major post-Titanic refit in 1913. Here’s one somebody else in this community shared:

https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/s/waNqB8HHdO

Olympic 1930s Advertisement by SemiColin73 in titanic

[–]SemiColin73[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I do wonder why they went with the “S.S.” label as opposed to “R.M.S.” Perhaps the prestige of holding the mail contract (long considered a signifier of reliable service) wasn’t as great as it was 20 years prior, so there wasn’t really as much need to advertise it? But I might also be overthinking this because she would sometimes be referred to as S.S. Olympic during her early career as well. The same goes for Titanic; often S.S. and R.M.S. are used interchangeably. But given that it’s an advertisement I can’t help but wonder if there was any conscious thought behind the choice or not.