The 'Olympic' Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic, Britannic
The intensifying competition on the North Atlantic in the early years of the twentieth century led the White Star Line to order three huge liners. While their British rival, the Cunard Line, focused on speed, White Star concentrated on size and luxury. Orders were placed for Olympic and Titanic to be built at Harland & Wolff ’s yard in Belfast, while the third sister ship, Britannic, would follow at a later date. Each ship was subtly different. Lessons learned from the service of Olympic were put into practice for Titanic, as other shipping lines immediately began to plan their response. Following Titanic’s loss on her maiden voyage, radical improvements were made to the third sister ship, improving the watertight subdivision. These changes, however, did not prevent Britannic sinking in less than an hour in the Aegean in 1916, while serving as a hospital ship for the war effort. Illustrated with many rare images of all three ships, including a brand new colour section, this revised and expanded edition brings the story up to date, providing a comprehensive history in one volume.
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The 'Olympic' Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic, Britannic
The intensifying competition on the North Atlantic in the early years of the twentieth century led the White Star Line to order three huge liners. While their British rival, the Cunard Line, focused on speed, White Star concentrated on size and luxury. Orders were placed for Olympic and Titanic to be built at Harland & Wolff ’s yard in Belfast, while the third sister ship, Britannic, would follow at a later date. Each ship was subtly different. Lessons learned from the service of Olympic were put into practice for Titanic, as other shipping lines immediately began to plan their response. Following Titanic’s loss on her maiden voyage, radical improvements were made to the third sister ship, improving the watertight subdivision. These changes, however, did not prevent Britannic sinking in less than an hour in the Aegean in 1916, while serving as a hospital ship for the war effort. Illustrated with many rare images of all three ships, including a brand new colour section, this revised and expanded edition brings the story up to date, providing a comprehensive history in one volume.
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The 'Olympic' Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic, Britannic

The 'Olympic' Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic, Britannic

by Mark Chirnside
The 'Olympic' Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic, Britannic

The 'Olympic' Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic, Britannic

by Mark Chirnside

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Overview

The intensifying competition on the North Atlantic in the early years of the twentieth century led the White Star Line to order three huge liners. While their British rival, the Cunard Line, focused on speed, White Star concentrated on size and luxury. Orders were placed for Olympic and Titanic to be built at Harland & Wolff ’s yard in Belfast, while the third sister ship, Britannic, would follow at a later date. Each ship was subtly different. Lessons learned from the service of Olympic were put into practice for Titanic, as other shipping lines immediately began to plan their response. Following Titanic’s loss on her maiden voyage, radical improvements were made to the third sister ship, improving the watertight subdivision. These changes, however, did not prevent Britannic sinking in less than an hour in the Aegean in 1916, while serving as a hospital ship for the war effort. Illustrated with many rare images of all three ships, including a brand new colour section, this revised and expanded edition brings the story up to date, providing a comprehensive history in one volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780752458953
Publisher: The History Press
Publication date: 05/01/2011
Edition description: 2nd Revised, Expanded ed.
Pages: 384
Product dimensions: 6.80(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Mark Chirnside is a well-known maritime author. He has previously written RMS Aquitania: The Ship Beautiful, Olympic. Titanic and Britannic: The Olympic Class Ships, RMS Olympic: Titanic’s Sister, The ‘Big Four’ of the White Star Fleet, and Oceanic: White Star's Ship of the Century for The History Press. Website: http://www.markchirnside.co.uk

Table of Contents

Introduction6
1The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company8
2Harland & Wolff13
3The Competition: Lusitania, Mauretania & Aquitania15
4Birth of the Olympics18
5RMS Olympic43
6RMS Titanic135
7HMHS Britannic217
8Discovery of Britannic275
9The Wreck of the Titanic285
Appendices
1Comparing the Olympics296
2'The wreck of the Titan'297
3Chronology299
4'UK Hydrographic Office Details of Wreck of the HMHS Britannic'305
5Nomadic & Traffic306
6Britannic & Aquitania Comparisons307
7Olympic's New Running Mates308
8Californian - 'the ship that stood still'?309
9Titanic's Safety Legacy322
10Britannic Remembrance325
11'...Short of Coal?'328
Endnotes335
Bibliography346
Acknowledgements348
Societies350
Index351
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