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2,435 passengers. Crew. 950. RMS Olympic was a British ocean liner and the lead ship of the White Star Line 's trio of Olympic -class liners. Olympic had a career spanning 24 years from 1911 to 1935, in contrast to her short-lived sister ships, Titanic and Britannic.
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The Olympic-class ocean liners were a trio of British ocean...
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The White Star Line was a British shipping line. Founded out...
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Learn about the history of RMS Olympic, the first of the three White Star Line sisters, and her role in the Titanic disaster. Find out about her construction, voyages, accidents, modifications and fate during the First World War.
Olympic, British luxury liner that was a sister ship of the Titanic and the Britannic. It was in service from 1911 to 1935. To compete with the Cunard Line for the highly profitable transatlantic passenger trade, the White Star Line decided to create a class of liners noted more for comfort than.
Apr 4, 2023 · The 'Old Reliable' - A Brief History of RMS Olympic. Updated: Oct 6, 2023. Often overshadowed in fame by her younger, and infamous sister, the Titanic, the RMS Olympic had a long and incredibly successful career of her own. The first of White Star Line's three 'Olympic Class' ships, the Olympic commenced her maiden voyage in 1911, enduring a ...
The Olympic – the world’s newest, largest and most luxurious ocean liner – made her maiden voyage on June 14, 1911. Aboard was J. Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the White Star Line and son of the Line’s founder. Also aboard was Harland & Wolff’s Thomas Andrews, nephew of Harland & Wolff’s Lord Pirrie.
