Sylvester
Vice Admiral
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/19/brazil.canada.rescue/index.html?hpt=T2
I guess there is...or was a real Concordia.
I guess there is...or was a real Concordia.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/19/brazil.canada.rescue/index.html?hpt=T2
I guess there is...or was a real Concordia.
Mace said:No, but the observation deck was probably hit like hell, and the Piano didn't survive either.
She was a nice ship though: http://www.shipparade.com/cruise r...hip_review.jpg
Actually it's sad...Haha, that's awesome.
Actually That's very impressive, but she should have been made from wood. This ships looks like an oil tanker with sails strapped onto it.
Eh, you lot just have no appreciation of a classic design. All that junk they had on deck, admittedly, is ugly and messy - but the hull seemed to have been very streamlined. She was probably a very fast ship.
but the hull seemed to have been very streamlined. She was probably a very fast ship.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_(ship)
Apparently she was built in 1996 and had a steel hull. Auxiliary propulsion was provided by a diesel engine. The article states that she encountered a microburst and capsized within 15 seconds. Poor ship never had a chance.
Putting sails on an old oiltanker does not make her a nice ship to look at. If I were to choose an american battleship, I would choose the Nimitz, I would not mind a job there, but AFAIK she is still functional and used for military needs.
The Concordia wasn't an oil tanker, she was a purpose built sailing ship. The only USS Nimitz ever built is currently still in service and is not a battleship. She is CVN-68, the first of ten Nimitz class aircraft carriers. http://wikipedia.org/en/USS_Nimitz
Perhaps you mean one of the retired Iowa class battleships? Those were Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin. All of them except for Iowa are currently museums. Two other ships (Illinois and Kentucky) were under construction at the end of World War II but were never completed.
Don't forget to mention that in the entire history of the US Navy we have had no less then Eight ships named the Hornet - but only ONE named the Constitution!
Don't forget to mention that in the entire history of the US Navy we have had no less then Eight ships named the Hornet - but only ONE named the Constitution!