Olympic-class ocean liners

'RMS Titanic''' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, approximately 1,500 died (estimates vary), making the incident one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship. Titanic'', operated by White Star Line, carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from the British Isles, Scandinavia, and elsewhere in Europe who were seeking a new life in the Uni

lead ship of the Olympic-Class ocean liners. Sister ship to RMS Titanic and HMHS Britannic

Olympic-class ocean liner. Sister ship of RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic

trio of ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard