OLYMPIC
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Description
OLYMPIC : ON 131346 Built 1911 by Harland and Wolff, Belfast (Yard No. 400 ) as OLYMPIC GRT: 45324 / DWT: ?? Length Overall: 259.2 metres x Beam : 28.0 metres Service Speed 21.0 knots Machinery: She had Triple screws, with Triple expansion engines each with 4 cylinders, (1) 54”, (1) 84” and (2) 97 inches diameter respectively and stroke 75 inches, delivering 6,906 registered horsepower to the two outer shafts She had 1 low pressure turbine driving the centre shaft History •1912: As built -1054 1st, 510 2nd and 1020 3rd class passengers •1912/1913: Rebuilt following loss of sister TITANIC. Capacity changed to 735 1st, 675 2nd and 1030 3rd class passengers. •13 Oct 1935: Arrived at Jarrow for partial dismantling •19 Sept 1937: Hull towed to Inverkeithing for breaking. HMT OLYMPIC in dazzle camouflage in service as a troopship. -
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License
What does this mean? CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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Further information
Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/42117802@N06/53578543476/
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
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Picture Taken: 2024-03-10T12:39:03 -
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