Dimensions
248 x 226 x 10mm
At the beginning of the twentieth century competition between the North Atlantic shipping lines was fierce. While Britain responded to the commercial threat posed by the growing German merchant marine, there was also rivalry between the great Cunard line and the White Star Line. Against this backdrop Olympic, Titanic and Britannic were conceived. Designed for passenger comfort, they were intended to priovide luxurious surroundings and safe, reliable service rather than record-breaking speed.
In the end fate decreed that only Olympic would ever complete a single commercial voyage and she went on to serve for a quarter of a century in peace and war. Titanic's name would become infamous after she sank on her maiden voyage. The third sister, Britannic, saw a brief and commendable career as a hospital ship during WWI, sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
Here Mark Chirnside tells the sister ships' storiesby way of previously seen pictures, passenger diaries and deck plans.
