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This has nothing really to do with the topic, but I thought I would ask it anyway since Robert's statement about "scratching the paint" triggered my memory.

Do any of you know that on many of ships maiden voyages, their bow paint close to the water line is chipped off horribly?

If not, take a look at Olympic's bow on her arrival in New York, or say Normandie on her first voyage.

(Aparently, it takes a few re-paints after the first voyage to get the paint where it can stand the force of the water breaking around it).

So aparently, if Titanic survived, she would probably still have some paint missing.