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The White Star Line History Website is dedicated to the history of Titanic's owners and their ships.

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Titanic's sister ship RMS Olympic was launched into the water on this day 115 years ago. Unlike Titanic, Olympic enjoyed a long and successful career as an ocean liner, in service from 1911 to 1935.

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Cunard White Star Line's Queen Mary leaving Southampton for the last time: https://t.co/M78NAYkQ32

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By the end of the First World War 8 White Star Line ships had been sunk by enemy action, 5 by torpedos (Arabic, Cymric, Afric, Southland and Justicia), 2 by mines (Britannic and Laurentic) and 1 (Georgic) by a German raider. Oceanic had also been wrecked by a navigational error.

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Titanic’s sister ship was sold to Sir John Jarvis on 10th September 1935. Olympic was then immediately resold for scrap.

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List of the other ships belonging to Titanic’s owners which also sank while serving them:
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@Dave9997 @TitanicPages Sorry for taking so long! Have not forgotten. Will get back to you soon.

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@Dave9997 Would be interesting to know more about her and her voyage to America.

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@Dave9997 That is very true.

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@Dave9997 It's always interesting to hear people's connections to Titanic.

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Join us on 14th April for the Titanic Sinking Anniversary Chat at https://t.co/cVP9nOXtRW
Commemorating 105 years since Titanic's sinking.

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@Dave9997 Will check and get back to you soon, Dave.

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@Dave9997 WSL possibly could be reactivated, it's not impossible. You could say WS survives a little within the Cunard Line today.

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@Dave9997 Before 1907 all WSL ships used Liverpool. The two most notable in the 1890's were probably Majestic and her sister ship Teutonic.

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110 years ago today: WS’s Suevic smashed full speed into rocks near Cornwall. Eventually, by removing her bow, she was freed using dynamite.

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#OnThisDay in 1893 Naronic departed Liverpool for New York, and after stopping at Point Lynas, Wales, has never been seen again.

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The former Cunard White Star liner RMS Queen Elizabeth was destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor #OnThisDay in 1972. https://t.co/PflY2oBqqR

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It is believed there may be 22 bars of gold still hidden in the wreck of Laurentic (I) which sank after hitting a mine in 1917.

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#OnThisDay 100 years ago, Titanic’s sister ship Britannic, serving as a WW1 hospital ship was sunk by a mine. 30 of 1066 aboard were lost.

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#OnThisDay 100 years ago: Leaving Naples delayed by weather, Titanic’s sister ship Britannic departed land for the last time before sinking.

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#OnThisDay 100 years ago: At Naples to load coal & water, Titanic’s sister ship Britannic stopped at land for the last time before sinking.