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 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
Olympic-class ocean liner
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The Olympic-class ocean liners were a trio of British ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line during the early 20th century, named RMS Olympic, RMS Titanic and HMHS
RMS Olympic
…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, RMS Titanic and the Royal Navy hospital…
Belfast, 6 March 1912: Titanic (right) moved out of Thompson Graving Dock to allow Olympic (left) to replace a damaged propeller blade
Cunard's ocean liners Lusitania and Mauretania, photographed in 1911. These ships were the largest, most luxurious and fastest ocean liners of the time. The White Star Line decided to overtake them by ordering the construction of the ships of the Olympic class
Titanic prior to launching, 31 May 1911