What was the name of titanics sister ship?
She had two had 2: The Olympic and The Britannic. The Britannic was torpedoed and sunk during the war. Although the Olympic was damaged several times it never sank. Eventually it was scrapped and sold for parts. Much of her furnishings are in a hotel somewhere in England, I think called The White Swan Hotel. A passenger called Violet Jessop who was a survivor of the Titanic disaster was also aboard the Britannic, which was being used a hospital ship, working a a nurse when it sank. She was also on the Olympic during one of her collisions. (Never give this woman a lift – she’s clearly trouble!) Hope this helps!
i hope this helps! Launched on 20th October 1910 Olympic was the first of the trio of White Star Liners. Under the command of Captain E.J. Smith (who was later to command the Titanic) she sailed on June 14th 1911 on her Maiden voyage to New York. The Olympic was received well, but on 20th September 1911 she was involved in a collision with cruiser HMS Hawke. After limping back to Belfast she was repaired using components from her sister (Titanic) then under construction. After the Titanic disaster, Olympic underwent various safety improvements including lifeboats for all aboard, and in October 1912 she returned to Belfast again for installation of an inner watertight skin. On 1st September 1915 the Olympic was requisitioned by the British Government for war service as a troopship. Later she received a coat of dazzle paint designed to confuse enemy observers. Perhaps her most famous exploit of the war years was when she struck and sank a German submarine, U103. After the war she returne
