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It was loosely based upon the design of the original [[Earth]] sea-going vessel ''[[RMS Titanic]]''. This was primarily a tourist vessel and it is unclear whether [[Max Capricorn]], the owner, was aware of the name's significance. The ship had a [[humanoid]] crew, supplemented by a contingent of information and service [[robot]]s called [[Heavenly Host|Hosts]], who offered assistance and advice to the passengers. | It was loosely based upon the design of the original [[Earth]] sea-going vessel ''[[RMS Titanic]]''. This was primarily a tourist vessel and it is unclear whether [[Max Capricorn]], the owner, was aware of the name's significance. The ship had a [[humanoid]] crew, supplemented by a contingent of information and service [[robot]]s called [[Heavenly Host|Hosts]], who offered assistance and advice to the passengers. | ||
The vessel, under the command of [[Hardaker|Captain Hardaker]], travelled to Earth in [[December]] [[2008]] to allow its passengers to experience the Earth holiday of [[Christmas]]. The vessel was bedecked with Christmas decorations and its band performed Christmas songs. Some facts related to the holiday were skewed by the ship's poorly-informed history expert, Mr [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|Copper]]. [[Tenth | The vessel, under the command of [[Hardaker|Captain Hardaker]], travelled to Earth in [[December]] [[2008]] to allow its passengers to experience the Earth holiday of [[Christmas]]. The vessel was bedecked with Christmas decorations and its band performed Christmas songs. Some facts related to the holiday were skewed by the ship's poorly-informed history expert, Mr [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|Copper]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]], fresh from leaving [[Martha Jones]] on Earth ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'') and a brief encounter with his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash]]''), accidentally collided his [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] with the ''Titanic'', though neither vessel was damaged. The Doctor boarded the vessel, effectively as a stowaway, and befriended several passengers as well as crewmembers [[Bayldon Copper]] and [[Astrid Peth]]. | ||
Unknown to the passengers and crew, Capricorn had arranged for the ''Titanic'' to be destroyed in Earth orbit to take revenge on the board of directors of his company, who had forced him out of his own firm. Captain Hardaker, terminally ill, had agreed to pilot the vessel in return for his family being taken care of. Capricorn, himself a [[cyborg]], also boarded the vessel but expected to be protected from the disaster and later rescued. | Unknown to the passengers and crew, Capricorn had arranged for the ''Titanic'' to be destroyed in Earth orbit to take revenge on the board of directors of his company, who had forced him out of his own firm. Captain Hardaker, terminally ill, had agreed to pilot the vessel in return for his family being taken care of. Capricorn, himself a [[cyborg]], also boarded the vessel but expected to be protected from the disaster and later rescued. | ||
Hardaker orchestrated matters so that the ship's [[Force field|shields]] would be lowered as three small [[asteroid]]s approached the vessel. The resulting impact killed most of the crew and passengers (including Hardaker), but did not destroy the vessel outright. Capricorn had arranged for the Hosts' programming to be changed so they would kill any survivors. Over the next few hours, the Doctor and his friends, assisted by the ''Titanic'''s only surviving bridge crewmember, Midshipman [[Alonso Frame]], worked to stop it from crashing on Earth, which the Doctor feared would cause an explosion strong enough to wipe out all life on the planet. | Hardaker orchestrated matters so that the ship's [[Force field|shields]] would be lowered as three small [[asteroid]]s approached the vessel. The resulting impact killed most of the crew and passengers (including Hardaker), but did not destroy the vessel outright. Capricorn had arranged for the Hosts' programming to be changed so they would kill any survivors. Over the next few hours, the Doctor and his friends, assisted by the ''Titanic''{{'}}s only surviving bridge crewmember, Midshipman [[Alonso Frame]], worked to stop it from crashing on Earth, which the Doctor feared would cause an explosion strong enough to wipe out all life on the planet. | ||
Efforts to stabilise the orbit failed and the ''Titanic'' entered the Earth's [[atmosphere]]. After defeating Capricorn and rendering the Hosts harmless, the Doctor narrowly prevented the ''Titanic'' from crashing into [[Buckingham Palace]] in London, and started the vessel's secondary [[storm drive]] by using the heat of re-entry to fire it up, returning it to space. The vessel, under the temporary command of Alonso Frame, was salvaged after he had sent a [[distress call]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') | Efforts to stabilise the orbit failed and the ''Titanic'' entered the Earth's [[atmosphere]]. After defeating Capricorn and rendering the Hosts harmless, the Doctor narrowly prevented the ''Titanic'' from crashing into [[Buckingham Palace]] in London, and started the vessel's secondary [[storm drive]] by using the heat of re-entry to fire it up, returning it to space. The vessel, under the temporary command of Alonso Frame, was salvaged after he had sent a [[distress call]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') | ||
