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RMS Olympic Image File history File links RMS Olympic at port File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Career British Blue Ensign
Nationality: British
Owner: White Star Line
Builder: Harland and Wolff yards in Belfast
Laid down: December 16, 1908
Launched: October 20, 1910
Christened: Not christened
Maiden voyage: June 14, 1911
Fate: Served for 24 years from 1911 to 1935. Scrapped. Superstructure dismantled at Jarrow, England, and the hull at Inverkeithing, Scotland.
General characteristics
Tonnage: 45,324 (46,358 after 1913, increased to 46,439 after 1920)
Displacement: 52,067 tons
Length: 882 ft, 9 in
Beam: 92 ft, 6 in
Draught: 34 ft, 7 in
Power: 24 double-ended (six furnace) and 5 single-ended (three furnace) Scotch boilers. Two four-cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engines each producing 15,000 hp from 215-psi steam for the outer two propellers at 75 revolutions per minute. One low-pressure turbine producing 16,000 hp from 9 psi absolute exhausting into the partial vacuum of a condenser for the centre propeller. A maximum of 59,000 hp was produced at maximum revolutions. [1]
Propulsion: Two bronze triple-blade side propellers. One bronze quadruple-blade centre propeller.
Service Speed: 21 knots
Maximum Speed: 23-24 knots

RMS Olympic was the first of her class of ocean liners built for the White Star Line, which also included the ill-fated liners Titanic and Britannic. Unlike her sisters, Olympic served a long and illustrious career (1911 to 1935), and came to be known as "Old Reliable." Image File history File links Government_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... For other uses, see White star. ... Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries began as a shipyard located in Belfast. ... This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Map sources for Jarrow at grid reference NZ3465 Jarrow is a town on the River Tyne, England with a population around 27,000 (2001 Census). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing is an ancient burgh in Fife, Scotland, located on the Firth of Forth. ... This article is about the country. ... Look up ton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about a unit of measurement. ... A pressure gauge reading in PSI (red scale) and kPa (black scale) The pound-force per square inch (symbol: lbf/in2) is a non-SI unit of pressure based on avoirdupois units. ... A knot is a unit of speed abbreviated kt or kn. ... Royal Mail Ship (sometimes Steam-ship, Steamer), usually seen in its abbreviated form RMS, is the ship prefix used for seagoing vessels that carry mail under contract to the British Royal Mail. ... The Olympic-class ocean liners were a trio of ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line in the early 1900s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see White star. ... For other uses, see Titanic (disambiguation). ... HMHS Britannic (1914), the third Olympic-class ocean liner of the White Star Line, sister ship of RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, sank in 1916 after hitting a mine with the loss of 30 lives. ...


The Olympic class of ships were originally to be named Olympic, Titanic and Gigantic, after Greek mythological races: the Olympians, the Titans, and the Giants. Gigantic was renamed Britannic following the sinking of Titanic. The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... Twelve Olympians, also known as the Dodekatheon (Greek: Δωδεκάθεον < δωδεκα, dodeka, twelve + θεον, theon, of the gods), in Greek religion, were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon, residing atop Mount Olympus. ... This article is about the race of Titans in Greek mythology. ... Gigantomachia: Dionysos attacking a Gigante, Attic red-figure pelike, ca. ...

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History

Plaque of RMS Olympic on the William Pirrie monument, grounds of Belfast City Hall
Plaque of RMS Olympic on the William Pirrie monument, grounds of Belfast City Hall

J. Bruce Ismay, the chairman of White Star Line, and William Pirrie, the chairman of Harland and Wolff shipyard planned the new Olympic-class ships intended to surpass rival Cunard's largest ships, the RMS Lusitania and RMS Mauretania in size and luxury but not speed. Olympic was to be built first, followed by Titanic and Britannic. In order to accommodate the construction of the class, Harland and Wolff had to upgrade their existing facility in Belfast, the most dramatic change being the combining of three slipways into two larger ones. Olympic's keel was laid in December 1908 and she was launched on October 20, 1910. For her launch, the hull was painted in a light grey colour for photographic purposes (a common practice of the day for the first ship in a new class, as it made the lines of the ship clearer in the black and white photographs). Her hull was repainted following the launch. Her maiden voyage commenced on June 14, 1911. During this voyage, shipbuilder Thomas Andrews was present along with a number of engineers, as part of Harland and Wolff's "Guarantee Group" to spot anything needing improvement. Unlike other ships of the day, Olympic had a cleaner look with a sleek profile. Rather than fitting her with bulky exterior air vents to catch more air, Harland and Wolff used smaller air vents with a fan powered by electric motors, with a "dummy" fourth funnel used for additional ventilation. For the power train, Harland and Wolff decided to use a combination of reciprocating engines with a centre low-pressure turbine, as opposed to the use of steam turbines only, as on Cunard's giant Lusitania and Mauretania. White Star claimed that the engine set-up found on Olympic class was more economical than vessels using expansion engines or turbines alone. Olympic consumed about 650 tons of coal a day at 21.7 knots, compared to 1000 tons[1] of coal a day on Cunard's Lusitania and Mauretania. The ship also had a promenade on B deck. The Titanic only had four very small promenades, two of which were private; the others were at the front and the back. Bruce Ismay was going to put a promenade like this on the Titanic but it was rarely used on the Olympic, so he decided not to. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 767 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,640 × 2,064 pixels, file size: 644 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Plaque of RMS Olympic on the James Pirrie monument, grounds of City Hall, Belfast. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 767 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,640 × 2,064 pixels, file size: 644 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Plaque of RMS Olympic on the James Pirrie monument, grounds of City Hall, Belfast. ... Belfast City Hall Belfast City Hall is the civic building of the Belfast City Council. ... J. Bruce Ismay Joseph Bruce Ismay (December 12, 1862 - October 15, 1937) was a British businessman who served as Managing Director of the White Star Line of steamships. ... For other uses, see White star. ... William James Pirrie, Viscount Pirrie, KP (May 31, 1847) - (June 6, 1924) was a leading Irish shipbuilder and businessman. ... Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries began as a shipyard located in Belfast. ... Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Fish ladder and shipyard in Grave, the Netherlands Construction hall of Schichau Seebeck Shipyard, Bremerhaven Gdynia Shipyard Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. ... The Cunard Line, formerly Cunard White Star Line, is a British cruise line, operator of ocean liners RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) and RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2). ... RMS Lusitania was a British luxury ocean liner owned by the Cunard Steamship Line Shipping Company and built by John Brown and Company of Clydebank, Scotland. ... RMS Mauretania (also known as Maury), sister ship of the Lusitania, was an ocean liner built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, and was launched on September 20, 1906. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Thomas Andrews, Jr. ...


Hawke incident

On September 20, 1911, Olympic's first major mishap was the collision with a British warship, HMS Hawke. Although the collision left two of her water-tight compartments filled and one of her propeller shafts twisted, Olympic was able to limp back to Southampton. At the resulting inquiry, the Royal Navy blamed Olympic for the incident, alleging that her large displacement generated a suction that pulled Hawke into her side. In command during this incident was Captain Edward Smith, who famously died at the helm of Titanic less than a year later. One crew member, Violet Jessop, survived not only the collision with the Hawke, but also the later sinking of Titanic as well as the 1916 sinking of Britannic, the third member of the class. Curiously, a year after the Hawke collision, a similar incident was narrowly avoided by Titanic, when a smaller vessel New York was pulled free of her moorings and was about to collide with Titanic, because of the huge displacement of Titanic. Fortunately, the tugboat operator nearby reacted quickly and pulled the smaller vessel away from Titanic. is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... HMS Hawke, launched in 1891, was the nineteenth British warship to be named Hawke. ... For other uses, see Southampton (disambiguation). ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Captain Edward John Smith, RD , RNR (January 27, 1850 – April 15, 1912) was the captain of the RMS Titanic when it sank in 1912. ... Violet Constance Jessop (2 October 1887 – 5 May 1971) was an ocean liner stewardess. ... For a 1999 film called Britannic, see Britannic (film). ... SS City of New York, also known as SS New York, was an ocean liner originally operated by Inman Line and later operated by American Line (as SS New York) and US Navy (as USS Harvard and USS Plattsburg). ... A tugboat shown turning a large RORO cargo ship. ...


The Hawke incident was a financial disaster for Olympic's operator, and keeping her out of revenue service made matters worse. Olympic returned to Belfast, and to speed up her repair, Harland and Wolff was forced to delay Titanic's completion and use her propeller shaft for Olympic. In February 1912, Olympic lost a propeller blade and she once again returned to her builder for emergency repairs. To get her back to service immediately, Harland & Wolff yet again had to pull resources from Titanic, delaying her maiden voyage from March 20, 1912 to April 10, 1912. [2] is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


Titanic disaster

On April 14, 1912, Olympic received a distress signal from her sister Titanic, but was too far away to assist. Olympic, like Titanic, did not carry enough lifeboats for everyone on board. Upon return to Britain, Olympic was equipped with additional old second-hand collapsible lifeboats, but this still was not enough for everyone on board; subsequently her stokers went on strike and refused to return to work until the ship was equipped with regular lifeboats sufficient to accommodate all passengers and crew. Six months later, White Star withdrew Olympic and returned her to her builders at Belfast to have her bulkheads raised higher and install her with a double hull. At the same time, alterations and additions to her passenger cabins were carried out on B Deck, thus deleting her B Deck promenades, but extra lifeboats put on took up valuable space that was badly needed. It had been one of the few features that separated her from her sister ship. With these changes, her gross tonnage rose to 46,359 tons, 31 tons larger than Titanic's. In 1913, Olympic resumed her service and briefly regained the title as the largest ocean liner in the world until SS Imperator began her first passenger service in June 1913. The Titanics sinking as depicted by artist Willy Stöwer. ... is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... SS Imperator, later renamed RMS Berengaria, was the first of a trio of successively larger ocean liners that included the Vaterland and the Bismarck built by the German HAPAG Line for the transatlantic passenger service. ...


World War I

A postcard of Olympic with "dazzle" camouflage.
A postcard of Olympic with "dazzle" camouflage.

In World War I, Olympic initially remained in commercial service. On October 27, 1914 she was ordered to assist a stricken British warship, HMS Audacious. Olympic took on board the warship's crew. Attempts to tow the warship were unsuccessful as the tow-lines parted in bad weather, and Audacious sank. Image File history File linksMetadata WSL_Olympic(PC_war). ... Image File history File linksMetadata WSL_Olympic(PC_war). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... HMS Audacious was a King George V class battleship of the Royal Navy. ...


In September 1915 the Royal Navy summoned Olympic to serve as a troopship. Armed with 12-pounders and 4.7-inch guns, the newly-designated His Majesty's Transport 2810 left Liverpool on 24 September 1915, on her first trooping voyage, carrying soldiers to the Gallipoli campaign and she continued to serve on routes to the eastern Mediterranean. From 1916 to 1917, Olympic was chartered by the Canadian Government to transport its troops from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Britain. In 1917 she gained 6-inch guns and was painted with a "dazzle" camouflage scheme in order to make it difficult to estimate her speed and heading. After the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, Olympic transported thousands of U.S. troops to Britain. USS John Land (AP-167) in San Francisco Bay sometime in 1945-46; soldiers crowd the decks in anticipation of homecoming. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Gallipoli (disambiguation). ... System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ... Motto: E Mari Merces(Latin) From the Sea, Wealth Coordinates: , Country Province Established April 1, 1996 Government  - Type Regional Municipality  - Mayor Peter Kelly  - Governing body Halifax Regional Council  - MPs List of MPs Alexa McDonough Geoff Regan Michael Savage Peter Stoffer (Bill Casey) (Gerald Keddy) (Peter MacKay)  - MLAs List of MLAs... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 11 Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867... USS (DD-697) shown here in dazzle camouflage, June 1944. ...


On May 12, 1918, Olympic, under the command of Captain Bertram Fox-Hayes, successfully rammed the U-boat U-103, the only known sinking of a warship by a merchant vessel during World War I. is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ... Unterseeboot 103 or short U-103 was a German U-boat during the First World War. ... A merchant ship is one that transports cargo and passengers during peace time. ...


During the war, Olympic is reported to have carried up to 201,000 troops and other personnel, burning 347,000 tons of coal and travelling about 184,000 miles.[3] Her impressive World War I service earned her the nickname Old Reliable. After the war, when Olympic was being converted back to civilian configuration, a dent was discovered below her hull's waterline, and it was later concluded to have been caused by a torpedo that had failed to detonate.


Post-war and demise

After completing service as a troopship, Olympic returned to Belfast for restoration to civilian service. Her interior was modernized and she was converted to burn oil. She emerged from this refit with her tonnage increased to 46,439 gross tons, which enabled Olympic to continue to claim that she was the largest British built liner afloat even though Aquitania was slightly longer. In 1920 she returned to passenger service, on one voyage that year carrying 2,403 passengers. She was joined with RMS Majestic and RMS Homeric for an express service from 1922. She enjoyed success until the Great Depression reduced demand after 1930. RMS Majestic, originally christened the Bismarck, was launched in 1914 and was, at 56,551 gross tones, the largest ship in the world until the construction of the French Lines Normandie in 1935. ... RMS Homeric was formerly known as Columbus and it was built by Norddeutscher Lloyd and launched in 1913 at the F. Schihau yard in Danzig. ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ...


At the turn of 1927-28, Olympic was converted to carry tourist third cabin passengers as well as first, second and third class. Tourist third cabin was an attempt to attract travellers who desired comfort without the high ticket price that came with it. New public rooms were constructed for this class, although tourist third cabin and second class would merge to become 'tourist' by late 1931.


One year later Olympic 's first class cabins were again improved by adding more bathrooms, a dance floor was fitted in the enlarged first class dining saloon, and a number of new suites with private facilities were installed forward on B-deck. More improvements would follow in a later refit, but 1929 saw Olympic's best average passenger lists since 1925.


Following a refit and overhaul at the end of 1932, Olympic returned to service in March 1933 'looking like new.' Her engines were performing better than ever and she continued to record speeds well above 23 knots, despite averaging less than that in regular transatlantic service. Passenger capacities were given as 618 first class, 447 tourist class and only 382 third class after the decline of the immigrant trade. 1933 was Olympic's worst year ever as she carried her lowest number of passengers (under 10,000) and there would be more bad luck to follow.

Olympic passes the Nantucket light vessel in early 1934.
Olympic passes the Nantucket light vessel in early 1934.

In 1934, Olympic again struck a ship. The approaches to New York were marked by lightships, and Olympic, like other liners, had been known to pass close by these vessels. [4] [5] On May 15, 1934, Olympic, inbound in heavy fog, was homing in on the radio beacon of Lightship 117, the Nantucket lightship. [6] Olympic, under the command of Captain John Binks failed to turn in time and sliced through the smaller vessel, which broke apart and sank.[7] Four of the lightship's crew went down with the vessel and seven were rescued, of whom three died of their injuries - thus there were seven fatalities out of a crew of eleven. [8] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1069x559, 57 KB) Description: The Cunard-White Star limited liner SS Olympic, sister to the Titanic, passes very close aboard to the LV-117 on the Nantucket station in early January 1934. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1069x559, 57 KB) Description: The Cunard-White Star limited liner SS Olympic, sister to the Titanic, passes very close aboard to the LV-117 on the Nantucket station in early January 1934. ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lightship Nantucket was the name given to the lightvessel which marked the hazardous Nantucket Shoals in Massachusetts. ...


In 1934 White Star merged with the Cunard Line at the instigation of the British government. This merger allowed funds to be granted for the completion of the future Queen Mary. Cunard White Star then started retiring older ships, especially those from White Star. Olympic was withdrawn from service in 1935 and sold to Sir John Jarvis for £100,000 to be partially demolished at Jarrow, providing work for the region. In 1937, Olympic's hull was towed to Inverkeithing to T.W. Ward's yard for final demolition. The Cunard Line, formerly Cunard White Star Line, is a British cruise line, operator of ocean liners RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) and RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2). ... Map sources for Jarrow at grid reference NZ3465 Jarrow is a town on the River Tyne, England with a population around 27,000 (2001 Census). ... The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing is an ancient burgh in Fife, Scotland, located on the Firth of Forth. ...


Olympic today

Olympic fittings can be seen in this photo of the Olympic Suite at the White Swan Hotel in Alnwick Northumberland
Olympic fittings can be seen in this photo of the Olympic Suite at the White Swan Hotel in Alnwick Northumberland

Olympic's fittings were auctioned off immediately before she was scrapped; some of her fittings, namely those of the First Class Lounge and part of the Aft Grand Staircase, can be found in the White Swan Hotel, in Alnwick, England. Some fittings and paneling also ended up at a Haltwhistle paint factory. The rest of her fittings found homes in scattered places throughout Great Britain. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 644 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Image taken by myself I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 644 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Image taken by myself I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... For the parish in New Brunswick, see Alnwick, New Brunswick Alnwick (pronounced anick ) is a small market town in north Northumberland, in the north-east of England. ... Map sources for Haltwhistle at grid reference NY7064 Haltwhistle is a town in Northumberland, England, situated ten miles east of Brampton, near Hadrians Wall. ...


In 2000, Celebrity Cruises purchased some of Olympic's original wooden panels and created the RMS Olympic Restaurant on board their newest cruise ship, Millennium. According to Celebrity Cruise Line, this rare collection of wood panelling once graced Olympic's à la carte restaurant. Mercury shows the distinctive color scheme and X symbol on the funnel. ... Millennium is the lead ship of the Millennium Class of cruise ships, operated by the Celebrity Cruises line. ...


In 2004, in the Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri, USA, a first class cabin from the Olympic served as an example of that class of vessel's interior quarters. A replica of the Grand Staircase in the Titanic is built at this museum as well as many other items recovered from the Titanic wreckage. A typical busy night on The Strip (Hwy 76) The Titanic Museum is shaped to look like the real Titanic and is a popular tourist attraction in Branson The Duttons performing their famous song where they all play each others violins at their theater in Branson Missouri Herkimer and Cecil...


The clock from Olympic's grand staircase, probably made most famous through the RMS Titanic is on display at the Southampton Maritime Museum. Titanics forward Grand Staircase. ... For other uses, see Southampton (disambiguation). ... A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on seas and lakes. ...


See also

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References

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Records
Preceded by
Mauretania
World's largest passenger ship
1911 – 1912
Succeeded by
Titanic
Preceded by
Titanic
World's largest passenger ship
1912 – 1913
Succeeded by
Imperator

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RMS Olympic: Another Premature Death? : (2002) by Mark Chirnside - 8 April 2002 (2423 words)
Aquitania, Berengaria and Olympic all made crossings in the region of twenty-two to twenty-three knots, although Olympic has to have been considered slower owing to her higher number of passages at twenty-one knots.
Olympic had undergone extensive welding – and in some cases the fitting of doublers – in 1931 in order to rectify a number of small cracks that had appeared in her hull plating around the bridge deck level.
Olympic had the minor maintenance problems of her age, but also the fracture from the 1934 Nantucket collision.
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