Olympic-class ocean liner a dining room. "Britannic" provided third-class passengers more comfort than its two sister ships. First of the "Olympic"-class liners, "Olympic" was launched on 20 October 1910 and commissioned on 14 June 1911. She made her maiden voyage on 14 June 1911, under the command of Captain Edward J. Smith to great fanfare and acclaim. On 20 September of the same year, while under the command of a harbour pilot she was involved in a collision with the cruiser in the port of Southampton, leading to her repair back at Harland and Wolff and delaying the launch of her sister "Titanic".
Olympic-class ocean liner minelayer submarine in a barrier off Kea in the Aegean Sea during World War I. "Olympic", the lead vessel, had a career spanning 24 years and was retired in 1934 and sold for scrapping in 1935. Although the two younger vessels did not have successful careers, they are among the most famous ocean liners ever built. Both "Olympic" and "Titanic" briefly enjoyed the distinction of being the largest ships in the world; "Olympic" would be the largest British-built ship in the world for over 20 years until the launch of in 1936. "Titanic"s story has been adapted into many books