White Star Line
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The White Star Line was a British shipping line. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually grew to become one of the most prominent shipping companies in the world, providin
The sinking of the Tayleur was the first experienced by the company
Thomas Ismay
Oceanic of 1870 (3,707 GRT)
Adriatic of 1871 (3,888 GRT)
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
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…passages for both upper class travellers and steerage passengers. White Star is remembered for its innovative vessel Oceanic, its long-serving flagship Olympic, and for the losses of some of its best passenger liners, including the wrecking of Atlantic in 1873, the sinking of Republic in 1909, the loss of…
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