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This post is NOT about the coal bunker fire! That issue has been thoroughly discussed! Question: Who was in charge of fighting a fire on board an Olympic class liner? Say for example, a fire was accidentally started in a stateroom and quickly spread. Did they have an on board "Fire Department"...

I understand that the screws on these two ships differed in pitch. Being familiar with prop-driven aircraft, I had assumed that pitch on a marine screw refers to the angle of attack of the propeller blades. But I've just read Mark Chirnside's article "The Mystery of Titanic's Central...

In the 1933 refit the Tourist-Third and Second Class merged to create the Tourist Class, right? I Was wondering what happened to the public rooms (Tourist Lounge, Tourist Dining Room) and the Second Class' public rooms during this refit, did Tourist class have 2 smoking rooms and 2 dining rooms?

This might be a silly question, but is it recorded anywhere as to where Olympic was when Britannic struck the mine and later sank and if or when was Olympic's crew told of Britannic's loss? Thank you in advance.

Hi everybody! I recently purchased a Titanic postcard off an elderly lady who claims she had it passed down her family and has never been sold. I think it is an original photo but I am not sure. I cannot find this postcard anywhere on the internet but the picture seems to be a pretty well known...

Hi y'all, Found these cabins on nmni.com, and a bunch of first class cabins are shown. I was able to recognize B-59, C-76, and C-55, but which cabins on Olympic are these? Appreciate any help (Credit to Robert Welch, Harland and Wolff, and NMNI) thanks for any help :)

Hi y'all When were these "FRDs" added? I heard they were Fire retardant doors. They're most visible on Olympic's 1933 General Arrangement plans on the hallway aft on B and C-Decks thanks for the help!

Is there a map (even a rough one) showing the location and ship time of the Olympic when it received the distress calls from the Titanic on Monday, 15th April 1912? Could someone clever with these things (I am not) please draw a route of Captain Haddock's proposed route towards the Titanic and...

Hello all, i recently learned that Olympics Grand Staircase was painted green in her 1932-1933 refit, but what i do not know is was the aft grand staircase also painted green to match the main grand staircase? Thanks, Noah

Was wondering about these two famous images, always named as Titanic's, but are they Olympic's instead? Anchor image both images appear in the 1911 Shipbuilder magazine, but are unnamed. I appreciate any help, thanks y'all :)

Hey there ! I'm reading again Hull Down wrote by Sir Bertram Hayes and there's one thing I don't really understand. On chapter XVII (p.277) Hayes wrote : I always thought that Smith was the last Commodore before Hayes but those lines are telling anonther story. What do we know about that ?

Hello This Card is in poor condition but it is from The Olympic voyage from January 11th to January 17th 1919. This is from the estate of a Machine Gunner in the Manitoba Division and veteran of Vimy Ridge. He stored it in a German wallet he captured at the Battle. Best Regards Rob

If you don't know what the Titanic/Olympic Switch Theory is, here's a basic rundown. After the Olympic collided with the HMS Hawke in 1911, White Star Line switched Olympic with Titanic, to purposely pairs. If it doesn't make sense, I don't blame you and just click off of this. But for those who...

Here's my new drawing of Olympic during her career in the-1920s. This angle was difficult to pull off, but I did my best to challenge myself with something new.

My new drawing of Olympic during her 24-year career (1911-1935) comparison.

One remarkable statistic is that the cost of building the three ‘Olympic’ class ships was more in cash terms than the value of the entire White Star Line fleet as at September 1908. That month the company’s twentythree ships were worth £4850000. Olympic and her sisters comfortably exceeded that...

I recently came across this postcard which shows a storefront in Boston, Mass., there are numerous posters displayed in the widows including the famous Black poster of the Olympic. I suspect that it dates from the 1914 period.

Hello ! I was wondering if someone knew the Olympic's exact position (in degrees) in the North Atlantic when she lost a propeller blade on February 24, 1912 ? According to this site, the collision occured about 750 miles off the Newfoundland coast. This is the only information I have...

The picture was taken on March 3, 1912 when the Olympic was in the Thompson Dry Dock in Belfast for repairs. She lost a propeller blade on February 24. I suppose the men work for the White Star Line. Who are they ?

Hello everyone, I am doing researches regarding the first week of March 1912. The Olympic arrived in Belfast on the evening of the 1st of March because she lost a propeller blade one week before, on February 24th 1912 and needed repairs. At the same time, the Titanic was still being outfitted...