RMS Olympic, Titanic’s Sister Ship, Rammed And Sank a U-boat in The War
Nearly identical to the Titanic, she survived numerous collisions and took part in WW1
The RMS Olympic was the first of the White Star Line’s trio of Olympic-class vessels. She was followed by the Titanic and the Britannic. The fate of the Titanic is well-known and probably the most famous naval disaster of all time. The Britannic became a hospital ship in the First World War and also tragically sank in 1916 after hitting a mine in the Mediterranean.
The Olympic avoided the tragic fate of its sister ships but only just. She survived direct collisions and even sank a U-boat. Even so, she was incredibly fortunate to have survived and her story is a truly remarkable one that deserves to be better known.
The largest ship in the world and its first collision
When the RMS Olympic launched on 20th October 1910, she was not only the largest vessel, she was also the largest man-made moving object in the world. This record was broken by Titanic a year later, who was just three inches longer and 1000 tonnes heavier. The Olympic, sadly, won the title back after the tragedy that befell her sister ship in 1912.
