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RMS Zetland 1895 (Destructible)

In December 1892, the RMS Zetland was drawn up as a large steamship with three funnels and three masts; essentially an upscaled RMS Faroe. However, it was soon discovered the design would need to be overhauled, as this ship was much larger and more modern. To compete with the Inman Line's new SS City Of New York, she sported a gigantic dome above her grand saloon. To crush the old Umbria and Etruria of Cunard, she had three decks below the massive dome too, also in a way to outclass the RMS Nova Scotia of Greyhound Line. Her four funnels lead to four boilers each, which turned two gigantic quadruple expansion steam engines, spinning a set of twin screws, reaching a nearly record breaking speed of 20 knots in fine weather. With a length of 192 metres (630 feet) and a beam of 21m (71ft), she was the largest ship in the world at 14,628 gross register tonnes. Painted white at her launch, she gracefully slid down into the water stern first as the audience watched. Between her launch on February 18th 1894 and her completion, a fire occurred which delayed her maiden voyage by at least 2 months. Sailing in May 1895, she received much fanfare from the public and the press, 'the pinnacle of Scottish steamers' some claimed. Though the truth cannot be ignored, she was a flawed ship. Her speed of twenty knots did not quite satisfy the 21 aimed for, she rolled horribly in violent storms, pitching was uncomfortable in her far forward saloon and she had awful vibration issues in 3rd class. However, many of these issues were ironed out with her 1899-1900 overhaul. She was sunk in 1917, after being torpedoed. 196 lost their lives, and the ship sunk in an hour and nine minutes.

Sinking:
At 5:37 in the morning, the mail steamer Zetland with 216 passengers and 104 crew was torpedoed. Within a few seconds, coal dust ignited and steam shot upwards. Alarms sprung out, a list rapidly developed but watertight doors were closed. She came from a speed of 17 knots to 0 after a few minutes, as steam was vented rapidly to prevent further damage.
After about 15 minutes, the first two lifeboats towards the stern lowered some of the passengers, but all boats were under capacity by a large extent, some only carrying 27.
25 minutes since the torpedo impact, the sky is breaking, many more boats filled with passengers have evacuated by this point, with third class quarters flooding, where sadly a nine year old girl drowned from getting lost within the poorly laid out quarters.
After half an hour, she is riding lower and lower and the engine room begins to flood. Power is draining, and an SOS signal has been sent.
45 minutes into the sinking, water starts to trickle onto the lower promenade deck. About half the lifeboats have launched, with most starboard boats disabled due to the still growing list. Around 140 people have evacuated by now.
Soon after, her bow swung into the air with her stern plunging behind her. Her sinking meant the company received compensation in 1921.


~Notes~
- Spawns at LARGE OIL RIG ONLY
- MUST HAVE infinite electric
- For less lag, lower settings recommended
- 1:1 scale to her intended size
- This IS destructible, all four funnels WILL fall and flood

This ship was uploaded at this exact time as a dedication and memorial to my beautiful Maggie.
RIP Maggie (October 31st 2018 - February 18th 2019)