Ocean Superliners

The Great Ocean Liners Of The Past


Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Olympic's brochure..Although originally printed in color, the grand staircase matches the one pictured below.


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Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Olympic's Grand Staircase, in the book "Titanic in Photographs" by Daniel Klistorner, Scott Andrews, Steve Hall, History Press 2012, stated that no photo of Titanic's Grand Staircase exists.


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Olympic's 1st class lounge.


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RMS Olympic nearly identical to her sister Titanic, most of the photos of her interiors were used to publicize Titanic as well. Titanic interior photos are rare.


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Sunday, 23 February 2014

RMS Olympic's launch...If the stars had aligned she and her sister Titanic would be forgotten. The Titanic disaster would change everything.


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White Star's Olympic class...RMS Olympic painted white to showcase her size was launched on October 20 1910, Titanic is on the left together they were the largest liners ever constructed side by side.


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Friday, 21 February 2014

SS Bismarck (RMS Majestic) and her swimming pool.


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SS bismarck (RMS Majestic) 1st class dining room.


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The SS Bismarck launched in 1914 would not see her completion till after WW1. After the war she was handed over to the allies as war reparations and renamed the Majestic for the White Star Line. She was the largest ocean liner till the launch of the SS Normandie in 1935.


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When launched in 1913 SS Vaterland was the largest ship in the world superseding the SS Imperator, but later being superseded by the last ship of this class the SS Bismarck.


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Thursday, 20 February 2014

The Vaterland a German liner launched in 1914 later renamed SS Leviathan.


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The swimming bath on the RMS Berengaria (Imperator)


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The first class lounge of the RMS Berengaria (Imperator)


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Built as "Imperator" for the Hamburg-Amerika Line, she made her maiden voyage from Cuxhaven to New York on the 20th June 1913. After WW1 she was sold to the Cunard Line and renamed RMS Berengaria.


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Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Mauretania's first class smoking room.


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Olympic (Titanic's sister) and the Mauretania in white 1930's.


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Lusitania's sister the Mauretania. When launched she was the largest and fastest ship in the world.


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Tuesday, 18 February 2014

The Lusitania's first class dining room.


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Sunday, 16 February 2014

The RMS Lusitania the largest ship in the world made her maiden voyage on September 7 1907.


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RMS Lusitania's launch in June 1906.


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SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria a German ship was the largest ship in the world till 1907, surpassed by the RMS Lusitania.


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White Star's RMS Baltic (1903), largest of the "Big Four".


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Saturday, 15 February 2014

After the Oceanic.... White Star Line built the big four...RMS Celtic (1901), RMS Cedric (1902), RMS Baltic (1903) and the RMS Adriatic (1907).

RMS Celtic... First of White Star Lines "Big Four".

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The White Star Line's "Oceanic"(1899). The first ship to surpass the Great Eastern.


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Thursday, 13 February 2014

The SS Great Eastern (1859) was the largest ship built till White Star's RMS Oceanic (1899).


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