The Unseen Olympic

2017-09 Ocean liners

Author : Patrick Mylon
Release : 2017-09
Genre : Ocean liners
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Book Rating : 672/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Unseen Olympic by : Patrick Mylon

Download or read book The Unseen Olympic written by Patrick Mylon. This book was released on 2017-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RMS Olympic was created during a period of intense competition between the north Atlantic shipping lines. Sister to the ill-fated Titanic and Britannic, Olympic encompassed all the qualities the line was striving for in size, opulence and luxury. Although sometimes overshadowed in the public consciousness by her two sisters, given their unfortunate fates, she enjoyed a lengthy and distinguished career that they did not, including time spent as a troopship in the First World War. She served as one of the White Star Line's leading vessels from 1911 to 1935, when she was finally scrapped. Packed with stunning postcards and photographs from author Patrick Mylon's unrivalled collection, this sumptuous book is the definitive 'unseen' history of this grand ocean liner.

RMS Olympic

2015-09-07 Transportation

Author : Mark Chirnside
Release : 2015-09-07
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 484/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book RMS Olympic written by Mark Chirnside. This book was released on 2015-09-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sitting around a dining-room table in 1907, the owners of the White Star Line discussed their competition to the newly-built Cunard liners, Lusitania and Mauretania. From that smoke-filled room came the first designs of three White Star superliners. Olympic and Titanic were to be built at Harland & Wolff's yard in Belfast, while the third ship was to follow after construction had been completed on the first pair of sisters. The only ship to make a return passenger voyage was Olympic and she was always overshadowed by her younger sisters. This is the definitive story of Titanic's sister RMS Olympic. First published in 2004 to critical acclaim, this new edition presents a revised expanded work from one the most successful maritime authors at work in Britain today.

The Unseen Britannic

2014 Hospital ships

Author : Simon Mills
Release : 2014
Genre : Hospital ships
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 716/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Unseen Britannic written by Simon Mills. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the third and largest sister of the famous Olympic-class trio, Britannic is often and unjustly overlooked in comparison to Olympic and Titanic. Launched on the eve of war in February 1914, Britannic would never see service on the White Star Line's express service on the North Atlantic mail run for which she was built. After being requisitioned by the Admiralty in November 1915 His Majesty's Hospital Ship Britannic instead became indispensible to the thousands of injured and sick troops that needed transporting back to Britain from the Mediterranean theatre of war. However, as was the fate of many liners during the conflict, her life was cut tragically short when she was suddenly wracked by a mysterious explosion on 21 November 1916 and sank in less than an hour - three times faster than her sister ship Titanic, and yet thanks to the improvements in safety heralded by the tragedy of her sister 1,032 of 1,062 on board survived.Here Simon Mills brings together previously unseen material, including stunning colour images of Britannic's wreck in the Aegean Sea, and this poignant story to tell a tale of heroism in the First World War, of an oftoverlooked but key ship to British maritime history and of the unique future that the wreck might still one day enjoy.

Olympic, Titanic, Britannic

2014 History

Author : Mark Chirnside
Release : 2014
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 239/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Olympic, Titanic, Britannic written by Mark Chirnside. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial celebration of the world-famous sister ships: the Olympic-class liners A maritime expert tells the story of the sister ships using previously unseen pictures, passenger diaries, and deck plans, illustrating Olympic's successful career; the premature ends of her two unfortunate sisters; and the experiences of those onboard. Designed for passenger comfort, they were intended to provide luxurious surroundings and safe, reliable transport rather than record-breaking speed. Ironically, fate decreed that only Olympic would ever complete a single commercial voyage and she went on to serve for a quarter of a century in peace and war. Titanic's name would become infamous after she sank on her maiden voyage. The third sister, Britannic, saw a brief and commendable career as a hospital ship during World War I, sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.

The Olympics

2016-01-27 Young Adult Nonfiction

Author : Noah Berlatsky
Release : 2016-01-27
Genre : Young Adult Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 587/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Olympics written by Noah Berlatsky. This book was released on 2016-01-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition explores issues related to the Olympics. It covers benefits and harms from hosting the Olympics. It examines the issues of drugs and doping in the Olympics. Readers will learn about often unseen sides to the massive event, including the environmental, political, and sex trafficking issues as they relate to the Olympics.

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