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 Olympic (1911), Titanic (1912) and Britannic (1915).

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, Titanic and Britannic.

RMS Olympic. In 1908 the White Star Line officially placed an order with Harland and Wolf to construct two new liners, larger than any liners yet in existence. These two ships were to be built side by side on massive newly built slipways, measuring 840ft by 270ft wide and up to 228ft high.

During the following ten months, the Olympic garnered the lion’s share of the fame on the Atlantic. Her sister Titanic was not given anywhere near the amount of attention, simply because she was the second of the class. Only after she sank did the Titanic eclipse the Olympic’s fame.

Apr 4, 2023 · The first of White Star Line's three 'Olympic Class' ships, the Olympic commenced her maiden voyage in 1911, enduring a long and successful career which would earn her the nickname 'The Old Reliable'.

To compete with the Cunard Line for the highly profitable transatlantic passenger trade, the White Star Line decided to create a class of liners noted more for comfort than speed. The first ships ordered were the Olympic and Titanic; the Britannic was added later.

Launched on 20 October 1910, White Star Line's Olympic was heralded as the world's largest and grandest liner, the forerunner of a new class of superliners.

Facts about the Olympic, first of a trio of White Star Line ships built to compete for ocean-going glory and equally grand sister ship to Titanic.

RMS Olympic (/ʊˈlɪmpɪk/) was a British transatlantic ocean liner, the lead ship of the White Star Line's trio of Olympic-class liners. Unlike her younger sister ships, Olympic had a long career, launched in 1910 and spanning 24 years from 1911 to 1935.

Of the three Olympic class ships, the RMS Olympic proved to be the longest lasting and most successful ship. After a fresh infusion of capital by now owner JP Morgan, the White Star Line partnered with their preferred shipyard, Harland and Wolff, to …