Olympic, Titanic, Britannic
Mark Chirnside
ISBN: | 9780750956239 |
Publisher: | The History Press |
Published: | 7 April, 2014 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
Olympic, Titanic, Britannic
Mark Chirnside
At the beginning of the twentieth century, competition between the North Atlantic shipping lines was fierce.While Britain responded to the commercial threat posed by the growing German merchant marine, there wasalso rivalry between the great Cunard Line and its chief competitor, the White Star Line. Against this backdropOlympic, Titanic and Britannic were conceived. Designed for passenger comfort, they were intended to provide luxurioussurroundings and safe, reliable service rather than record-breaking speed. In the end, fate decreed that only Olympicwould 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 andcommendable career as a hospital ship during the First World War, sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.Here Mark Chirnside tells the sister ships’ stories by way of previously unseen pictures, passenger diaries and deckplans. With a focus on the human histories of those who travelled and worked on the ships, this beautifully illustratedbook details Olympic’s successful career and the premature ends of her two unfortunate sisters.
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