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0A poster chronologically illustrating the holders of the "Blue Riband", the award for the fastest scheduled passenger crossing of the North Atlantic. These ships were the marketer's cream of the North Atlantic trade, there was no specific commercial advantage to holding the title (indeed many of the early holders like Collins and Guion Lines went out of business), but the national pride attached to it meant shipping companies, backed by national governments, were happy to spend vast sums on the biggest, fastest and most luxurious liners that man could conceive. From humble beginnings
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028203RMS Olympic is White Star the first Olympic class cruise ship, but also the sister ship of the RMS Titanic and RMS British . Harland Wolff shipyard started in December 16, 1908, it launched in 1910. Since 1912 the Titanic shipwreck,Olympic lessons were recalled its shipyards to build an improved structure.In World War I, HMT Olympic requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a troop transport equipment and some artillery, and the appearance of painted camouflage.Olympic on the way May 12, 1918 return to Southampton found German submarine U-103, because the camouflage paint played a confusing role, U b120640212272511124807043692122933111726014121