The Olympic was the first to be built, and as the line's namesake, it was considered the lead ship. Its maiden trip was widely heralded, and its first few voyages were unqualified successes. But ...

Object Details author Bonsall, Thomas E Author White Star Line Subject Titanic (Steamship) Notes Includes index NPM copy 39088020270864 gift of Anne T. Graham Contents Introduction -- Designing and ...

The duo joined the Titanic voyage in Cherbourg, France, on April 10: Williams was bound for Harvard, which had recently sent him a letter of acceptance. For a few days, the future appeared bright.

Titanic and its sister ship Olympic were part of the White Star Line, both advertised as unsinkable; however, during the sailing of Titanic on its maiden voyage on 15th April 1912, disaster struck ...

The first of the three, RMS Olympic, was launched with much fanfare in 1911. Her $7.2 million price tag alone (nearly one-third of a billion in today’s dollars) was staggering.

The ships are to be fitted with combination turbine and reciprocating engines guaranteed to maintain a minimum speed of 21 knots. The names of the vessels are to be Olympic and Titanic.

In 1912, Richard Norris Williams survived the Titanic, and eventually went on to win an Olympic gold medal. But it wasn’t that simple. Williams was a 21 year old tennis player with lots of am… ...