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Stealhead · 04-04-12, 11:51 PM

You know I looked at that web page and they have a section that compares the
United States to the Titanic

which is really a bit unfair comparing two ships built 40 years apart is not really a fair comparison of course the newer ship is going to be superior and have a safer record.

They seem to think that the SS United States was far superior which in some respects is true but only due to improved technology and safety over a 40 year time span.It claims that the Titanic would have been obsolete in only a few years but the same thing really applies to any large ship no matter the time period.And the

Seems like a section written by someone trying hard to draw those that have interest in the Titanic and get them interested and hopefully supporting the SS United Sates.I see noting wrong with that but comparing it to the Titanic is not the best route to take.And as I said the comparison is not a fair one why not compare the United Sates to a competing design like the SS France or the QEI or QEII?

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	You know I looked at that web page and they have a section that compares the United States to the Titanic which is really a bit unfair comparing two ships built 40 years apart is not really a fair comparison of course the newer ship is going to be superior and have a safer record. They seem to think that the SS United States was far superior which in some respects is true but only due to improved technology and safety over a 40 year time span.It claims that the Titanic would have been obsolete in only a few years but the same thing really applies to any large ship no matter the time period.And the Seems like a section written by someone trying hard to draw those that have interest in the Titanic and get them interested and hopefully supporting the SS United Sates.I see noting wrong with that but comparing it to the Titanic is not the best route to take.And as I said the comparison is not a fair one why not compare the United Sates to a competing design like the SS France or the QEI or QEII?