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
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,