White Star Line "Olympic" class were to be the biggest and most luxurious ships in the world. The "Olympic" was the only ship of this class that was profitable for White Star. "Titanic" sank on her maiden voyage, while "Britannic" was requisitioned by the British government before she was fully fitted, and used as a hospital ship during World War I. "Britannic" hit an underwater mine, in the Kea Channel off the Greek island of Kea, and sank on the morning of 21 November 1916. Like many other shipping lines, the White Star Line suffered heavy losses during the First World War which
Ceylan (ship) the disaster. They were brought ashore by the "Ceylan". The "Ceylan", after 27 years' service, was scrapped on March 21, 1934 in La Spezia Italy. Ceylan (ship) The Ceylan was a passenger ship of the French shipping company Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis, which was put into service in 1907 and withdrawn in 1934. In January 1920, it took on board the 34 survivors of the passenger ship Afrique (1907), which had sunk in the Bay of Biscay in a storm. The 8223-ton Steamboat "Ceylan" was built at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Wallsend, England for the French