Olympic class

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The Olympic class was a trio of early 20th-century British ocean liners built for the White Star Line, renowned for their size, luxury, and including the ill-fated RMS Titanic.

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Label Occurrences
Olympic class canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf class of ocean liners ⓘ
ship class ⓘ
approximateGrossTonnage about 45,000 GRT (varied by ship and refits) ⓘ
conflictInvolvement World War I (via individual ships) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crewType engineering crew ⓘ
officers and seamen ⓘ
stewarding and hotel staff ⓘ
designedBy Alexander Carlisle ⓘ
Thomas Andrews ⓘ
designedFor transatlantic passenger service ⓘ
designedToCompeteWith Cunard Line express liners ⓘ
linked to: Cunard Line

Lusitania-class ocean liners ⓘ
fateOfClass all three ships no longer extant ⓘ
firstShipLaunched RMS Olympic ⓘ
historicalSignificance associated with the Titanic disaster of 1912 ⓘ
represented peak of pre–World War I ocean liner design ⓘ
HMHSBritannicFate sank in 1916 during World War I ⓘ
homePort Liverpool ⓘ
hullMaterial steel ⓘ
laterHomePort Southampton ⓘ
legacy iconic status in maritime history ⓘ
subject of extensive historical and popular interest ⓘ
manufacturer Harland and Wolff ⓘ
member HMHS Britannic ⓘ
RMS Olympic ⓘ
RMS Titanic ⓘ
notableFor inclusion of RMS Titanic ⓘ
large size for their time ⓘ
luxurious accommodations ⓘ
numberOfFunnels 4 ⓘ
numberOfMasts 2 ⓘ
numberOfShips 3 ⓘ
operator White Star Line ⓘ
owner Oceanic Steam Navigation Company (White Star Line) ⓘ
linked to: White Star Line
passengerClasses first class ⓘ
second class ⓘ
third class ⓘ
propulsionType steam turbine and reciprocating engines (combination) on most ships ⓘ
RMSOlympicFate scrapped in the 1930s ⓘ
RMSTitanicFate sank on maiden voyage in 1912 ⓘ
route North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
safetyFeature double bottom ⓘ
watertight compartments ⓘ
secondShipLaunched RMS Titanic ⓘ
serviceEntryPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
shipyard Harland and Wolff, Belfast ⓘ
linked to: Harland and Wolff
thirdShipLaunched HMHS Britannic ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RMS Titanic → class → Olympic class ⓘ