Olympic class
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The Olympic class was a trio of early 20th-century British ocean liners built for the White Star Line, renowned for their size, luxury, and including the ill-fated RMS Titanic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olympic class canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of ocean liners
ⓘ
ship class ⓘ |
| approximateGrossTonnage | about 45,000 GRT (varied by ship and refits) ⓘ |
| conflictInvolvement | World War I (via individual ships) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewType |
engineering crew
ⓘ
officers and seamen ⓘ stewarding and hotel staff ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Alexander Carlisle
ⓘ
Thomas Andrews ⓘ |
| designedFor | transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| designedToCompeteWith |
Cunard Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Cunard Line express liners
Lusitania-class ocean liners ⓘ |
| fateOfClass | all three ships no longer extant ⓘ |
| firstShipLaunched | RMS Olympic ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
associated with the Titanic disaster of 1912
ⓘ
represented peak of pre–World War I ocean liner design ⓘ |
| HMHSBritannicFate | sank in 1916 during World War I ⓘ |
| homePort | Liverpool ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laterHomePort | Southampton ⓘ |
| legacy |
iconic status in maritime history
ⓘ
subject of extensive historical and popular interest ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Harland and Wolff ⓘ |
| member |
HMHS Britannic
ⓘ
RMS Olympic ⓘ RMS Titanic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inclusion of RMS Titanic
ⓘ
large size for their time ⓘ luxurious accommodations ⓘ |
| numberOfFunnels | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfMasts | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | White Star Line ⓘ |
| owner |
White Star Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company (White Star Line)
|
| passengerClasses |
first class
ⓘ
second class ⓘ third class ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steam turbine and reciprocating engines (combination) on most ships ⓘ |
| RMSOlympicFate | scrapped in the 1930s ⓘ |
| RMSTitanicFate | sank on maiden voyage in 1912 ⓘ |
| route |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| safetyFeature |
double bottom
ⓘ
watertight compartments ⓘ |
| secondShipLaunched | RMS Titanic ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Harland and Wolff
ⓘ
surface form:
Harland and Wolff, Belfast
|
| thirdShipLaunched | HMHS Britannic ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.