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
Bacolod City-class logistics support vessel Bacolod City-class logistics support vessel The "Bacolod City" class is a ship class of two Logistics Support Vessels currently in service of the Philippine Navy, commissioned during the early 1990s. These ships were based on a helicopter capable variant of the United States Army's "General Frank S. Besson, Jr." class Logistics Support Vessel. The two "Bacolod City" class ships were built by Halter/Moss Point Marine of Escatawpa, Mississippi in the United States. The first unit, was commissioned into Philippine Navy in December 1993, while sister ship was commissioned in April 1994. Both ships were purchased brand-new by the Philippine government