that the Titanic ocean liner wreck on the floor of the North Atlantic is really its sister ship Olympic - are missing the context that documented differences between the two ships, such as part ...

So what if we just sent the Olympic out instead, sank that hoe, claim some insurance money and then just scrap the Titanic like it was the Olympic for some spare parts.” 5.

A little more than three months later, on March 31, 1909, they started making the Titanic. The Olympic set out on its maiden voyage June 14, 1911.

The Titanic, which sank in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912, had two sister ships almost identical in size and luxury: the Olympic and the Britannic.The White Star Line hoped to conquer its ...

On the Olympic, Smith was involved in the worst catastrophe of his career (until he became captain of the Titanic). In September 1911, the Olympic collided with the HMS Hawke off the Isle of Wight.

Just about everyone has heard of the ill-fated Titanic, but there's a set of letters associated with it that are often forgotten. Why was the ship called RMS?

There’s a wild conspiracy theory that says the Titanic never actually sank. See why people believe this—and if there’s any truth to it.

Richard Norris Williams was one of the lucky ones, but he didn’t particularly feel like it. Pulled aboard the RMS Carpathia following the Titanic disaster on April 14–15, 1912, Williams had ...

OLYMPIC AND TITANIC.; Names of White Star Leviathans, to be More Than 840 Feet Long. Share full article. April 23, 1908. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

Over 200 artifacts from the Titanic are now on display in Boston as part of an immersive experience at Park Plaza’s Saunders Castle.

Eleven of them are on China’s 31-strong roster in Paris, including Olympic champions Zhang Yufei (200m fly) and Wang Shun (200m individual medley). Home hope France, with just eight golds in the ...

The Star Tennis Player Who Survived the ‘Titanic’ and Went On to Win Olympic Gold. Richard Norris Williams was destined for Olympic gold—if hypothermia didn’t claim his legs first.