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• Athinai • Locations • Malta • Miscellaneous • Model • Press Kit •
Malta
When it was time to film the sunken liner rise to the surface once
again, the production team decided to use the facilities in Malta.
Here are some facts about this facility.
- With the help of the Maltese government, land was
purchased adjacent from the smaller tank and financed the building of
a deep water tank. The measurements are 39 feet deep from the
top to the bottom and about 35 feet where the "ocean floor" rests.
With a 90-foot turntable that represents the ocean floor on which the
Titanic is set upon. With all of that into account it measured
exactly 300x250x35 feet. It takes 10 hours to fill the 9 million
gallon tank. The actual Titanic, in 1912, cost only
$7 million. (Updated 5-29-2002)
- Raise The Titanic Deep
Water Tank
Fort St, Rocco, Rinella, Malta, 1980
Water Capacity - 9,750,000 imperial gallons
Surface Area - 58,400 square feet
Depth - From false seabed to horizon line - 39 feet
Filling Time - 10 hours & 30 minutes
Draining Time - 4 hours & 30 minutes
Pumping - 4 X 250 hp diesel engine, driving a 16 inch bore
centrifugal pump
Filtering - Each pipeline (pump to tank) has a 4 element filter
box installed (Added 8-29-2002) Thanks goes to John Smith.
Links
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Mediterranean Film Studios-This site is the exclusive studio that
filmed the underwater and surface model scenes for the film.
(Added 1-19-2003)
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