RMS Aquitania
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RMS Aquitania was a British ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line from 1914 to 1950. She was designed by Leonard Peskett and built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. She was launched on
RMS Aquitania on her maiden voyage in New York Harbor, 5 June 1914.
White Star's Olympic and Titanic, Mauretania and Lusitania's rivals.
Aquitania shortly before her launch.
Aquitania on the stocks, 1913.
RMS Olympic
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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
RMS Aquitania
…The origins of Aquitania lay in the rivalry between the White Star Line and Cunard Line, Britain's two leading shipping companies. The White Star Line Olympic, Titanic and the upcoming Britannic were larger than the latest Cunard ships, Mauretania and Lusitania, by 15,000 gross register tons. The Cunard duo…
RMS Olympic arriving at New York on her maiden voyage, 21 June 1911
Olympic under construction, c. 1909. The Arrol Gantry can be seen towering over the ship. Titanic's keel is visible to the left.
Olympic painted grey and ready for launching, c. 1910. Titanic, under construction, is visible to the left.
The launch of Olympic, on 20 October 1910