Sister Ship

Sister Ship
@Marcyaz (35316)
United States
April 15, 2016 9:02am CST
The builder and designer of the Titanic said she was unsinkable and the fastest ship afloat. Did you know she had a sister ship, the Olympic? The Olympic was started first then the Tianic and they were constructed right around the same time. The Olympic was launched in 1910 while the Titanic was launched a few years later. The Olympic was also a cruise ship until World War II when she was used as a troop carrier then retired in 1935. I believe we all know the story of the Titanic when she hit an iceberg in the Atlantic.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Apr 16
I was just reading about the ship that rescued the survivors. Very sad story.
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marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
15 Apr 16
@celticeagle It was a very sad story and the loss of all those lives.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Apr 16
@Marcyaz ....And the riches' snootiness.
Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
15 Apr 16
There were a few differences between them. I believe that the funnel arrangement was one of the differences.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
15 Apr 16
@Marcyaz I understood that the sister ship had sunk because I recollect something about the funnel difference being by which they identified the Titanic.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
16 Apr 16
Atleast nothing happened to the sister as it was used until retirement.
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marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
16 Apr 16
@allknowing Yes the sister ship was seaworthy for many years.
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Apr 16
Did not know there was a sister ship, or one that had such a GOOD history in comparison.
PaintsOnSlate
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
15 Apr 16
The titanic story was so sad and made a great movie. I didn't realize there was a sister ship. Love the photo....
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marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
15 Apr 16
@PainsOnSlate Yes it was a sad story and the movie was unbelievable. I was reading an article and it talked about a sister ship so I did so research and found out about it. Thanks I thought that photo would be appropriate.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
8 Jun 16
@Marcyaz wow I had no idea about that! Well I just learned something for today lol Thank you for sharing! I love that photo too!
marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
8 Jun 16
@VivaLaDani13 It is interesting and was a little known fact. Great you learned something new today. Your Welcome and I also love that photo.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21504)
• London, England
15 Apr 16
There was the poor old Britannic as well, sunk in 1916