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  RMS Olympic: Another Premature Death? : (2002) by Mark Chirnside - 8 April 2002
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.
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /item/1502   (2423 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: RMS Titanic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
RMS Titanic was an Olympic-class passenger liner that became infamous for her collision with an iceberg and dramatic sinking on 14 April 1912.
RMS Titanic was an Olympic-class passenger liner that became infamous for her collision with an iceberg and for her dramatic sinking on 14 April 1912.
RMS Titanic was an Olympic class passenger liner that became infamous for its collision with an iceberg and dramatic sinking in 1912.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/RMS_Titanic/See_also   (2913 words)

  
 RMS Olympic
Built for the White Star Line Company[?], the S.S. Olympic (or RMS Olympic) was a sister-ship to the ill-fated Titanic and Britannic.
One notable incident in the Olympic's record is a 1911 collision with a British warship, the HMS Hawke[?].
Olympic was built on the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/rm/RMS_Olympic.html   (233 words)

  
  RMS Olympic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Built for the White Star Line Company, the S.S. Olympic (or RMS Olympic) was a sister-ship to the ill-fated Titanic and Britannic.
One notable incident in the Olympic's record is a 1911 collision with a British warship, the HMS Hawke.
Olympic was built on the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/r/rm/rms_olympic.html   (246 words)

  
 RMS Olympic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Built for the White Star Line Company, RMS Olympic (or SS Olympic) was the first of her class, which included the ill-fated Titanic and Britannic.
Olympic's keel was laid in December 1907 and she was launched in 1910.
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, located in Alnwick, England.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RMS_Olympic   (1488 words)

  
 RMS Olympic - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Olympic was built on the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland.
One notable incident in the Olympic's record is a 1911 collision with a British warship, HMS Hawke.
Some of the Olympic's fittings were auctioned off after she was scrapped; many of her furnishings (namely those of the First Class Lounge and the Grand Staircase) can be found in the White Swan Hotel, located in Alnwick, England.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/RMS_Olympic   (388 words)

  
 R.M.S. Olympic
Olympic, first of a trio of liners which included Titanic and Britannic, was built at Harland & Wolff shipyards in Belfast, Ireland.
Olympic was completed, at a total cost of US$7,500,000, on 31 May, 1911, a special day for White Star in that it was also her sister Titanic’s launch day.
Olympic’s passengers were held onboard for a week while the admiralty attempted to figure a way to spin the incident.
www.greatships.net /olympic.html   (1002 words)

  
 RMS Olympic - RecipeFacts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Olympic's keel was laid in December 1907 and she was launched in 1910.
Olympic returned to Belfast and to speed up the her repair, Harland and Wolff was forced to delay Titanic's completion and uses her propeller shaft for Olympic.
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, located in Alnwick, England.
www.recipeland.com /facts/RMS_Olympic   (1601 words)

  
 Ships of the Line: RMS Olympic
Olympic was laid down in December of 1908 and was launched in 1910.
Olympic in an encounter with a U-Boat rammed the submarine and sank it.
Olympic was also added with more lifeboats to accomidate all 3000 people that could sail on her.
members.tripod.com /~lch4/olympic.html   (418 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Olympic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the far northwestern part of the state known as the Olympic Peninsula.
The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honour the games were held.
The Oslo flag: Was presented to the IOC at the 1952 Winter Olympics by the city of Oslo, Norway, and is passed on to the next organising city of the Winter Olympics.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Olympic   (627 words)

  
 RMS Olympic: The Old Reliable
Most of the Olympics interiors have been well photographed and in fact most books on the subject contain pictures from the Olympic not the Titanic because the Titanic was not in service long enough for the paparazzi to thrive in stories and pictures.
The Olympic should have sailed on the 24th April 1912 but the trip was postponed, not because of a direct result of the Titanic disaster or the lifeboats, but because the crew refused to sail on a ship with collapsible lifeboats.
Olympics first real hand in war times came on October 27 1914 when she was ordered by the HMS Liverpool to evacuate the crew of the British Battleship Audacious who had struck a mine off Toy Island.
www.geocities.com /titanicandco/olympic.html   (2814 words)

  
 ScienceDaily: RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic was an Olympic class passenger liner that collided with an iceberg and sank in 1912.
The second of a trio of superliners, she and her sisters, RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic, were designed to provide a three-ship weekly express service and dominate the transatlantic travel business for the White Star Line.
RMS Titanic -- RMS Titanic was an Olympic class passenger liner that collided with an iceberg and sank in 1912.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/rms_titanic   (1624 words)

  
 RMS Olympic Totally Explained
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.
Olympic's keel was laid in December 1908 and she was launched on October 20, 1910.
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.
rms_olympic.totallyexplained.com   (2071 words)

  
 RMS Olympic - The Old Reliable
Most of the Olympics interiors have been well photographed and in fact most books on the subject contain pictures from the Olympic not the Titanic because the Titanic was not in service long enough for the paparazzi to thrive in stories and pictures.
The Olympic should have sailed on the 24th April 1912 but the trip was postponed, not because of a direct result of the Titanic disaster or the lifeboats, but because the crew refused to sail on a ship with collapsible lifeboats.
Olympics first real hand in war times came on October 27 1914 when she was ordered by the HMS Liverpool to evacuate the crew of the British Battleship Audacious who had struck a mine off Toy Island.
www.titanicandco.com /olympic.html   (2992 words)

  
 RMS Olympic Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
RMS Olympic Archive: History and images covering the period the vessel's lifespan from launch to scrapping.
The Olympic was first of a class of large and luxurious ocean liners which numbered three vessels.
RMS Titanic - lost on maiden voyage (with great loss of life) after collision with an iceberg on 14th - 15th, April 1912 was the second Olympic Class liner.
www.hostultra.com /~olympic   (124 words)

  
 WebTitanic | Other Liners | RMS Olympic
The Olympic or "Old Reliable" as she became known, was launched on October 20th 1910 and served for about 25 years and was eventually scrapped.
Toward the front of B deck, the Olympic has evenly spaced windows, and the promenade deck was fully open for its entire length.
It was in May 1918 during her 22nd troop carrying voyage the Olympic met her greatest challenge and adventure of the war.
www.webtitanic.net /frameolympic.html   (841 words)

  
 info: RMS_Olympic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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.
For her launch, which took place on October 20, 1910, 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, it made the lines of the ship clearer in the fl and white photographs).
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.
www.napoli-pizza.net /RMS_Olympic.html   (2343 words)

  
 RMS Olympic
The Olympic entered passenger service in 1911 and served the White Star Line until 1935, at which time she was retired and eventually broken up for scrap.
The Olympic was very similar to her larger sisters, but is easily distinguished by her open first class promenade.
While the Olympic is no more, portions of her remain as her furnishings were sold and may still be seen in parts of Britain.
members.aol.com /wile129/olympic.htm   (504 words)

  
 RMS Olympic - Vastauksia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
RMS Olympic (tai S.S. Olympic) oli Titanicin ja Britannicin sisarlaiva.
Olympic oli hieman Titanicia lyhyempi ja hitaampi, mutta palveli pitkän ja loistokkaan uran vuosina 1911–1935.
Olympic-luokan aluksista RMS Olympic oli ainoa, joka palveli romutukseen saakka: Titanic upposi neitsytmatkallaan törmättyään jäävuoreen vuonna 1912, ja saksalainen miina upotti Britannicin ensimmäisessä maailmansodassa vuonna 1916.
www.vastauksia.com /RMS-Olympic   (369 words)

  
 RMS Olympic – “Old Reliable”
On October 1910, "Olympic" was launched on 20 October and the half-finished hull was taken to the Thompson graving dock for finishing out.
The "Olympic" was finished in May 1911 and underwent sea trials on the 29 May. White Star then pulled a publicity stunt by scheduling the "Olympic’s" maiden voyage on the same day as the "Titanic" launching.
On "Olympic’s" fifth voyage, sailing around the Isle of Wright from Southhampton, the "Olympic" collided with the HMS "Hawke," an aging Royal Navy cruiser.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/titanic_retired/23040   (482 words)

  
 Olympic
Olympic's maiden voyaye was on May 31, 1911 to New York actually the same route as her sister's would be 11 months later.
Olympic sailed from Southampton, where she was docked on the White Star Dock, specially build to accomodate the three sisters.
Olympic is known for ramming a German U-boat and causing it to sink.
web.inter.nl.net /HCC/fspanjer/olympic.htm   (486 words)

  
 RMS Olympic
Unlike her sisters, Olympic served a long and illustrious career (1911-1935), coming to be known as "Old Reliable".
With a gross tonnage of 45,324 (46,439 following repairs), she was 882 ft 9 in (269 m) long and could maintain a service speed of 21 knots (24mph).
On May 12, 1918, she rammed and sank a German U-boat, the only known sinking of a warship by a merchant vessel during World War I. In 1934, having resumed passenger service, she again struck a ship, this time the Nantucket Lightship, which broke apart and sank, killing 7 aboard the smaller ship.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/r/rm/rms_olympic.html   (293 words)

  
 Olympic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympic Airlines, state run airline for Greece and successor to Olympic Airways
Olympic Peninsula (United States), the large arm of land in western Washington state that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle
Olympic Mountains (United States), a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympic   (171 words)

  
 JOM Article on The Titanic: Did a Metallurgical Failure Cause a Night to Remember?
The first two built were the RMS Olympic and the RMS Titanic; a third ship, the RMS Britannic, was built later (the fate of the sister ships is described in the sidebar).
RMS Titanic, Inc., stated early on that they only intended to record the site; recover, conserve, preserve, and tour just those artifacts recovered from the debris field; and keep the collection together rather than sell it to individual buyers around the world.
RMS Titanic, Inc., was granted salvor-in-possession rights to the wreck by a U.S. federal court in 1994.
www.tms.org /pubs/journals/JOM/9801/Felkins-9801.html   (6597 words)

  
 RMS Olympic Titanic Sister Ship 8x10 Photograph
The RMS Olympic, known as "Old Reliable" was the first of three Olympic Class Ships.
The Olympic was launched on October 20th, 1910 and served for about 25 years before she was eventually scrapped.
The main difference between the Olympic and her larger sisters was her open first class promenade.
www.mach1collectibles.com /rms_olympic_titanic_sister_ship_8x10_photograph.html   (133 words)

  
 rms olympic
RMS Olympic - was returned to the White Star Line and the HMT Olympic was re-designated, RMS Olympic.
RMS Olympic, White Star Line RMS Olympic, sister ship of RMS Titanic.
RMS Olympic - The Olympic was launched on 20 October 1910 and made its maiden voyage from - Click HERE to enter the RMS Olympic section of the Picture Gallery -
www.olympic-headquarters.net /rms-olympic.htm   (248 words)

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