Olympic-class ocean liner of 29 coal-fired steam boilers in six compartments. However, "Olympic"s boilers were adapted for firing by oil at the end of the First World War, which reduced the number of engine crew required from 350 to 60. The "Olympic"-class ships were long, displacing normally (their draft at this displacement being ), and their tonnage was around 45-46,000 GRT. "Olympic" became the largest ship in the world when it was completed in May, 1911 before losing the title to its sister "Titanic" when she was completed in April, 1912. After the loss of "Titanic" the third sister ship "Britannic" claimed the
The Tall Ships die.". The Tall Ships The Tall Ships is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band It Bites. "The Tall Ships" was recorded following the relaunch of It Bites featuring a new singer & guitarist, John Mitchell. This lineup had toured successfully in 2006 and had released a live album called "When the Lights Go Down" on which they predominantly covered old material from the band's first lineup (bar one song, "Playground", written by the current band featuring Mitchell and which would be recorded again for "The Tall Ships"). It Bites spent eight months writing and recording "The Tall