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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 Doctor himself noted that it was a very bad name for a ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') In his [[Twelfth Doctor|twelfth incarnation]], the Doctor would find himself sent to the past of Sto, using the influence he had gained to fashion the ship after its Terran counterpart. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Confusion of Angels (comic story)|A Confusion of Angels]]'') 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. Like the ill-fated vessel that sank in [[1912]], this ship met with a horrific accident. | 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 Doctor himself noted that it was a very bad name for a ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') In his [[Twelfth Doctor|twelfth incarnation]], the Doctor would find himself sent to the past of Sto, using the influence he had gained to fashion the ship after its Terran counterpart. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Confusion of Angels (comic story)|A Confusion of Angels]]'') 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. Like the ill-fated vessel that sank in [[1912]], this ship met with a horrific accident. | ||
The vessel, under the command of [[Hardaker (Voyage of the Damned)|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]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]], fresh from leaving [[Martha Jones]] on Earth ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') and a brief encounter with his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'') accidentally collided [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] with the ''Titanic'', ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'') though neither vessel was damaged. The Doctor boarded the vessel, effectively as a stowaway, and befriended several passengers as well as crewmembers [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|Copper]] and [[Astrid Peth]]. | The vessel, under the command of [[Hardaker (Voyage of the Damned)|Captain Hardaker]], travelled to Earth in [[December]] in the [[2000s]]{{note|Although ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'' is supposedly set the [[Christmas]] after the [[2007]] setting of ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series which aired immediately before and after ''Voyage'' give [[Aliens of London dating controversy|contradicting dates]] for when their present day is set. [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Paradox Moon (short story)|The Paradox Moon]]'' places [[Martha Jones]]' present day in [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]] in [[June]] 2007. [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recruits (audio story)|Recruits]]'' dates it to [[March]] [[2008]]. A newspaper clipping in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' places ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' on a [[Sunday]] [[4 June]], which in the real world does not fall on a Sunday in either 2007 or 2008. [[Donna Noble]]'s present day in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|series 4]] is set in 2008 according to [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[SOS (audio story)|SOS]]'' (and is heavily implied by [[TV]]: ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]''), or in approximately [[April]] to [[June]] [[2009]], according to [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]''.}} 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]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]], fresh from leaving [[Martha Jones]] on Earth ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') and a brief encounter with his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'') accidentally collided [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] with the ''Titanic'', ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'') though neither vessel was damaged. The Doctor boarded the vessel, effectively as a stowaway, and befriended several passengers as well as crewmembers [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|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. | ||
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* Though not a steamship like its namesake, the spaceship ''Titanic'' also takes after it by having a similar outward appearance, particularly in its upper decks and its four funnels despite having no steam to vent. | * Though not a steamship like its namesake, the spaceship ''Titanic'' also takes after it by having a similar outward appearance, particularly in its upper decks and its four funnels despite having no steam to vent. | ||
* Concept artworks showing the exterior of the spaceship ''Titanic'' were illustrated. One of these images was dated {{d|10 July|pr}} {{d|2007|pr}} and prominently featured a nebula. "The original design was done completely in Photoshop," explained [[Peter McKinstry]], who drew the image, "and was then transferred to Painter to add the nebula background and make it all a bit more traditional and painterly." The same image was ultimately printed onto canvas and hung in the background of a set used as the ship's interior. (''ImageFX'' magazine, October 2008, p. 60) | * Concept artworks showing the exterior of the spaceship ''Titanic'' were illustrated. One of these images was dated {{d|10 July|pr}} {{d|2007|pr}} and prominently featured a nebula. "The original design was done completely in Photoshop," explained [[Peter McKinstry]], who drew the image, "and was then transferred to Painter to add the nebula background and make it all a bit more traditional and painterly." The same image was ultimately printed onto canvas and hung in the background of a set used as the ship's interior. (''ImageFX'' magazine, October 2008, p. 60) | ||
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