Which three-funnelled White Star liner was originally known as the Bismarck ?
White Star Line Because of this design, she was considered the first of White Star's 'intermediate' liners. However, as a result of this partial transition from livestock carrier to passenger liner, "Cymric" came to attain several noteworthy advantages which White Star would implore on several other liners. While her passenger accommodations had been modified, the specifications of her machinery and engines were left in place. Like "Teutonic" and "Majestic", "Cymric" was fitted with twin screws, but was instead powered by quadruple expansion engines capable of achieving a modest speed of 15 knots commonly seen in cargo and livestock carriers of that time. The
Four funnel liner modern 1000 ft long superliners to remain competitive. CGT began construction of the SS "Normandie" while Cunard placed an order for the RMS "Queen Mary". White Star, placed an order to their shipbuilders Harland and Wolff for the "Oceanic", a successor to the line's inaugural 1870 liner, the RMS "Oceanic". The exact intended design of the "Oceanic" III is unknown, although company concept renderings show it to be a three-funnelled 1000-foot liner. However, early plans from Harland and Wolff's archives show a design drawn in 1927 for a four funnelled liner almost identical to the "Olympic-class" design except sporting a