Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 The fourth smoke stack was a dummy. They thought it looked better with four. Three ships in the class, Olympic, Titanic, and Britannic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFY Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 White Star ship names ended in “ic” while their closest competitor (in that era ) ended their ship names with “ia”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 If you haven't read Jeff Cooper's story about travelling on the Great Ocean Liners when he was a boy, well worth a read. A different world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Britannic was converted to a hospital ship during WWI. Struck a mine in the Mediterranean and sank. Olympic had a long service life earning the nickname “Old Reliable” and was sold for scrap in 1935. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Why were the names on the tugs hidden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Why were the names on the tugs hidden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFY Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 The substitution is easy to spot as there were external differences between these ships as well. The Olympic had an open A deck as well as additional life boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 god bless all the lost souls , much as i love the water id not want to die in the north atlantic icy water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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