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The RMS Titanic is probably the most famous ocean liner of all time and her sinking marks one of the best-documented disasters of the 20th century.
Yet, the story of Titanic's almost identical sister ship remains relatively unknown even though her impressive career spanning almost a quarter of a century was far from uneventful.
Olympic was the first of a new class of liners envisioned by White Star Line to attract more passengers for the transatlantic crossing.
While there were faster ships, White Star's new vessels were to be the biggest in the world.
Luxury and comfort would be the trademark selling points of these new mammoth liners which would be promoted for offering "passenger accommodation of unrivaled extent and magnificence."
They were the Olympic-class liners and would include a total of three ships: the Olympic, the Titanic, and the Britannic.
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