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"
RMS Olympic this panelling had lined "Olympic"s à la carte restaurant. The clock depicting "Honour and Glory Crowning Time" from "Olympic"s grand staircase is on display at Southampton's SeaCity Museum. Official numbers are issued by individual flag states. They should not be confused with IMO ship identification numbers. "Olympic" had the UK Official Number 131345 and used the code letters HSRP. RMS Olympic RMS "Olympic" () was a British transatlantic crossing ocean liner, the lead ship of the White Star Line's trio of liners. Unlike the other ships in the class, "Olympic" had a long career spanning 24 years from 1911 to