Olympic-class ocean liner so, the "Olympic"-class ships were built to surpass rival Cunard's largest ships, "Lusitania" and "Mauretania", in size and luxury. "Olympic", along with "Titanic" and the soon to be built "Britannic", were intended to be the largest and most luxurious ships to operate on the North Atlantic, but not the fastest, as the White Star Line had already switched from high speed to size and luxury. The three vessels were designed by Thomas Andrews and Alexander Carlisle. Construction of "Olympic" started in December 1908 and "Titanic" in March 1909. The two ships were built side by side. The construction of "Britannic"
Bacolod City-class logistics support vessel Bacolod City-class logistics support vessel The "Bacolod City" class is a ship class of two Logistics Support Vessels currently in service of the Philippine Navy, commissioned during the early 1990s. These ships were based on a helicopter capable variant of the United States Army's "General Frank S. Besson, Jr." class Logistics Support Vessel. The two "Bacolod City" class ships were built by Halter/Moss Point Marine of Escatawpa, Mississippi in the United States. The first unit, was commissioned into Philippine Navy in December 1993, while sister ship was commissioned in April 1994. Both ships were purchased brand-new by the Philippine government