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".
Little Ships of Dunkirk 1940 under Captain D. Buining, the most men saved amongst the Dutch coasters. The vessel had already saved the crew of the British coaster on 30 January 1940. Other Dutch coasters that saved more than 1,000 men each were: Of these ships, seven were lost at Dunkirk or during the evacuation nearer the British coast. The Belgian Army, commanded by King Leopold III, had surrendered to the Germans on 28 May. However, numerous ships from the fishing fleet and small "Corps de Marine" were involved in Operation Dynamo. In total, 65 Belgian ships participated, including 54 fishing boats, 4 "Corps