Titanic was the 2nd and most famous of the sister ships. She was launched in 1911 and entered service the following year. She was called unsinkable. However, on her first voyage from Southampton to New York, she hit an iceberg and sank, taking over 1500 lives. The Titanic has become one...
The RMS Olympic went to the assistance of the Titanic, whose fate eclipsed its sister ship's image. RMS Olympic: Titanic's Sister But the massive $800 million QM2 dwarfs her sister ship. She's the longest, largest, tallest and widest liner ever built. Splendor at sea: the Queen Mary ...
SS Nomadic is the only floating survivor of the Titanic era of transatlantic liners, and the last surviving White Star Line vessel in the world. It is the intention of the Nomadic Charitable Trust, who administer the Nomadic on behalf of the owners the Department of Social Development, to ...
Olympic, British luxury liner that was a sister ship of the Titanic and the Britannic. It was in service from 1911 to 1935. To compete with the Cunard Line for the highly profitable transatlantic passenger trade, the White Star Line decided to create a c
77 military hospital ships were requisitioned between 1914 and 1917. The luxurious liners had their grand interiors adapted to become hospital wards. Their fixtures and fittings were carefully removed and placed in storage until the ships were released from the service of the Admiralty. Once the ...