RMS Olympic to Belfast where the passengers disembarked. Following "Olympic"s return to Britain, the White Star Line intended to lay her up in Belfast until the war was over, but in May 1915 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty, to be used as a troop transport, along with the Cunard liners and . The Admiralty had initially been reluctant to use large ocean liners as troop transports because of their vulnerability to enemy attack, however a shortage of ships gave them little choice. At the same time, "Olympic"s other sister ship "Britannic", which had not yet been completed, was requisitioned as a
Olympic-class ocean liner run by the London restaurateur Luigi Gatti and his staff, all of whom died in the sinking of "Titanic". The second class also included a smoking room, a library, a spacious dining room, and an elevator. "Britannic"s second class also featured a gymnasium. Finally, the third-class passengers enjoyed reasonable accommodation compared to other ships, if not up to the second and first classes. Instead of large dormitories offered by most ships of the time, the third-class passengers of the "Olympic" class lived in cabins containing two to ten bunks. The class also had a smoking room, a common area, and