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Superliners of the early 20th century, White Star Line "OLYMPIC"

The White Star Line was a British shipping line. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually rose up to become one of the most prominent shipping companies in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between the British Empire and the United States.


White Star Line Sails Into History

On the 15th April 1912 White Star Line started to hear that their brand-new transatlantic liner RMS Titanic had sunk in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage.


The new White Star Liner 'Majestic' the largest ship in the world 10 April 1922 Passenger

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.


A Sailor on the Last White Star Liner

RMS Teutonic (1889) RMS Teutonic (1889) The Teutonic was built by Harland and Wolff under keel number 208, launched on 19 January 1889 and completed on 25 July 1889. She was 582 feet long with a beam of 57.8 feet and had a gross tonnage of 9,984. She was designed to serve the Royal Navy as an armed merchant cruiser in the event of war and.


shipsofyore “The White Star liner RMS Teutonic (1889) in the drydock. Probably in the 1890s

The Extraordinary Story of the White Star Liner Titanic The great steamship sank 100 years ago, but its legendary drama, heroes and villains remain as unforgettable as ever By William Henry.


RMS Olympic Atlantic Liners

The White Star Shipping Line was founded in 1850 to take advantage of an increase in trade following the discovery of gold in Australia. In 1867, the.. In 1907 Ismay suggested that the company build two liners which were heavier, bigger and more luxurious than any other ship in the World. They were to be called Olympic and Titanic. If these.


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The White Star Line - best known today as being the owner of the ill-fated RMS Titanic - was once one of the most successful and powerful shipping lines in the world - with a fascinating history dating from the 19th century to a legacy that continues to this day.


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Majestic was a British Ocean liner working on the White Star Line's North Atlantic run, originally launched in 1914 as the Hamburg America Liner SS Bismarck. At 56,551 gross register tons, she was the largest ship in the White Star Line and the largest ship in the world until completion of SS Normandie in 1935.


RMS Adriatic, White Star Line (19061935). Passenger ship, Titanic ship, Cruise ship

The largest vessel of the Line prior to the completion of the Olympic was the Adriatic, built in 1907, her dimensions being 709ft. 3in., by 75ft. 6in., by 56ft. 9in., and speed 17 knots. The completion of the Olympic and Titanic bring up the total number of White Star liners to thirty-one, having an aggregate gross tonnage of about 460,000.


The QUEEN ELIZABETH berthed alongside the Ocean Terminal at Southampton Cunard queen elizabeth

Oceanic was a transatlantic ocean liner built for the White Star Line. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 6 September 1899 and was the largest ship in the world until 1901. [1] At the outbreak of World War I she was converted to an armed merchant cruiser. On 8 August 1914 she was commissioned into Royal Navy service.


R.M.M.V. Oceanic The Unfinished White Star Liner YouTube

List of White Star Line ships The following is a list of ships operated by the White Star Line . 1846-1869 1870-1889 1890-1899 1900-1909 1910-1919 1920-1932 References ^ "SV White Star (+1883)".


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White Star Line From ad dated March 1, 1871. These steamships have been designed to afford the very best accommodation to all classes of passengers and are expected to accomplish quick and regular passages between this country and America.


White Star Liner Date 1890 Photograph by Mary Evans Picture Library Fine Art America

Other articles where White Star Line is discussed: Britannic:.transatlantic luxury liners for the White Star Line. The class, which was designed for comfort rather than speed, was conceived in 1907 and initially included only the Olympic and Titanic. The third ship was added later, and it was planned to be larger and more luxurious than its sister ships.…


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White Star Line is a company with a rich but complex history, so get ready because this is going to be a long one. 1845-1869: White Star Line's Beginnings It wasn't until 1869 that the White Star Line as we now know it was founded.


Titanic, White Star Line The World's Largest Liner

From the Archive, 1912: Wreck of the White Star Liner Titanic How the world's greatest steamship went down with 1,600 souls The Sciences Editor's note: we are publishing this article on the.


The White Star ocean liner 'RMS Olympic' arrives back at Southampton... Pictures Getty Images

Logo of White Star Line. There were many British shipping companies; two were particularly distinguished: Cunard Line and White Star Line. Both were founded during the 1830s and engaged in strong competition against one another, possessing the largest and fastest liners in the world in the early 20th century.