2002 Cameron Expedition Bismarck

[J. Tagliere]

From Ew.com:

Shipwreck maven James Cameron's next target: the World War II German battleship Bismarck. He's producing a Discovery Channel special for the fall with a typically modest title, ''James Cameron's Expedition Bismarck.''...

 

[Parks Stephenson]

Cameron leaves for Bismarck next month. Which means that he won't be thinking Titanic for a while, unfortunately. In my opinion, whenever Cameron concentrates on Titanic, the Titanic community benefits.

Parks

 

[Michael H. Standart]

Agreed on that Parks. The expedition last year was groundbreaking IMO. If the man hadn't been a producer, he would have made one helluva researcher. Not that he isn't one already come to think of it.

Cordially,
Michael H. Standart

 

[Parks Stephenson]

Yes, he's a researcher who depends on primary sources. REAL BIG primary sources.

Parks

 

[J. Tagliere]

Parks -

Have you heard where they are in the editing process for Ghosts? Is it completed yet? I can't imagine Cameron leaving final edits to anyone else. Also, have you heard whether Earthship is covering this one as well, or does Discovery Channel have exclusive rights?

 

[Parks Stephenson]

I can't give you an update on the editing process. "Ghosts" will not be finished before Cameron heads back out to sea, though. I'm not involved with, or knowledgeable about, the Bismarck expedition, aside from looking at elevation-view plans of the Schlachtschiff tacked to the walls in the Earthship offices.

Parks

 

[J. Tagliere]

Found a couple stories/pictures that were somewhat interesting, though these articles were done when Bismarck was intended to be part of Ghosts of the Abyss.

http://www.stratnet. ucalgary.ca/archives /june2001/news/holge r-cameron.htm
http://www.stratnet. ucalgary.ca/archives /june2001/news/holge r-cameron-herald.htm
http://www.fp.ucalga ry.ca/unicomm/news/i mages/

 

[Beverly J. Crowder]

TYVM for the links and the info J.

Truely,

Beverly

 

[J. Tagliere]

I really wish earthship.tv was covering this like they did the Titanic expedition, but it looks like Discovery Channel has all the broadcast rights. Or maybe earthship decided not to go live, and instead present things in edited bits, like the "Ghosts.." expedition is now.

http://dsc.discovery .com/convergence/bis marck/expedition/exp 0530.html

http://dsc.discovery .com/convergence/bis marck/expedition/exp 0527.html

 

[Mikael Jonsson]

I really know nothing about Bismarck.
Do you know any good homepage where I can read about it?

 

[J. Tagliere]

http://dsc.discovery .com/convergence/bis marck/bismarck.html

Well there are more thorough sites on the Internet, but the Discovery Channel site has a bunch of basic information, including a timeline and a tour of the Bismarck. It also has a little Bismarck vs Titanic questionairre.

 

[J. Tagliere]

The show is airing on December 7th, but DC area residents can get a glimpse on the Friday before it.

http://residentassociates.org/rap/otodec/bismark.asp
Fri., Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m.

 

[Sopas Gero]

check:

http://www.kbismarck.com

 

[Michael Cundiff]

To Sopas Gero:

Thanks very much for the BISMARCK link. What a wonderful site, with a beautiful color image of BISMARK.

The war diaries are fascinating!

Thanks again,
Michael A. Cundiff

 

[Dave Moran]

Best site for warships is www.warships1.com

Bismarck regularly gets discussed in the Battleship v Battleship discussion board - and if you post a query they will usually respond very courteously and informatively.

There are also a lot of good technical board articles that will give you a lot of insight into the ship, the Tirpitz, and everything warship orientated.

AND there is also a pile of links to other sites.