Posted by Pete on June 05, 2000 at 13:06:35:
In Reply to: One more question Roy posted by Doug May on June 05, 2000 at 12:33:07:
I know this isn't terribly Titanic-specific, but when SS United States was launched, she was only 70% done, and that is from what I hear more than other liners. And she was built in a drydock from keel up, not launched traditionally. In a traditional launch, it is necessary to keep the ship as light as possible.