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Originally Posted by Kendras
There is also another problem about the length of the ship (I've just realised) :
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I have compared the dimensions of VonDos' model (measured on an hull model he sent me via PM) with the real Queen Mary dimensions. Here they are:
Length overall: 312.3 / 310.7 m (+0.5%)
Length between perpendiculars: 291.9 / 294.1 m (-0.7%)
Beam: 36.2 / 36.0 m (+0.6%)
Draught: 12.9 / 11.9 m (+8.4%)
All in all, I would say that the model by VonDos gets acceptably close to Queen Marie's dimensions. The one significant discrepancy is about draught. The latter may vary depending on cargo + passengers weight; 1 meter of draft between an empty and a fully loaded ship is a big difference, but still plausible.
Talking about overall shape, though with some exceptions (see below), I think the current hull shape matches pretty well one of the
construction plans I have found on the web:
Talking more in particular about the bow, I think its profile is pretty good, though the bullwarks might need to be lowered a bit...
Where in my opinion there is still a lot to be improved, is the bridge...
the superstrucuture in general (many corrections, too many for listing them here), and hull's stern profile, which is also totally wrong...
