RMS Olympic Ismay had previously planned to build a ship named "Olympic" as a sister ship to . The senior Ismay died in 1899 and the order for the ship was cancelled. Construction of "Olympic" began three months before "Titanic" to ease pressures on the shipyard. Several years would pass before "Britannic" would be launched. In order to accommodate the construction of the class, Harland and Wolff upgraded their facility in Belfast; the most dramatic change was the combining of three slipways into two larger ones. "Olympic" and "Titanic" were constructed side by side. "Olympic"s keel was laid on 16 December 1908
Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel "Óðinn" and more seaworthy. The vessels were also armored for ice breaking. When originally commissioned the ships of the "Ægir"-class main armament was the 57 mm Hotchkiss cannon. These weapons were however replaced in 1990 with the 40 mm Bofors L60 auto-cannon, which in turn was replaced with the 40 mm Bofors L70 in the late 2000s. Among other weapons are small arms and other suitable weapons, including net cutters, which the Icelandic Coast Guard made famous during the Cod Wars. Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel The "Ægir"-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of two vessels serving in the Icelandic