RMS Olympic Ismay had previously planned to build a ship named "Olympic" as a sister ship to . The senior Ismay died in 1899 and the order for the ship was cancelled. Construction of "Olympic" began three months before "Titanic" to ease pressures on the shipyard. Several years would pass before "Britannic" would be launched. In order to accommodate the construction of the class, Harland and Wolff upgraded their facility in Belfast; the most dramatic change was the combining of three slipways into two larger ones. "Olympic" and "Titanic" were constructed side by side. "Olympic"s keel was laid on 16 December 1908
RMS Olympic for meals and entertainment. The second-class facilities included a smoking room, a library, a spacious dining room, and a lift. 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 "Olympic" travelled in cabins containing two to ten bunks. Facilities for the third class included a smoking room, a common area, and a dining room. "Olympic" had a cleaner, sleeker look than other ships of the day: rather than fitting her with bulky exterior air