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"
The ships Anne and Little James families, who were passengers in "Little James". Banks goes on to state that it is possible that "Little James" had more passengers, but due to her size could not accommodate many. The ships Anne and Little James In 1623 the ships Anne and Little James were the third and fourth ships financed by the London-based Merchant Adventurers to come out together in support of Plymouth Colony, as were "Mayflower" in 1620 and "Fortune" in 1621. "Anne" carried mostly passengers, and the much smaller "Little James" carried primarily cargo, albeit with a few passengers. After a stormy three-month voyage from London,