RMS Olympic

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:awards Royal Navy transport service recognition
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:captain gptkb:Edward_J._Smith
gptkbp:cardType 9
gptkbp:collidedWith gptkb:HMS_Hawke
gptkbp:collisionDate 20 September 1911
gptkbp:cost £1.5 million (approximate)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 950
gptkbp:decorations luxurious Edwardian style
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalVoyage 12 April 1935
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:fleetSize Olympic-class ocean liner
gptkbp:grossTonnage 45,324 gross tons
gptkbp:hasExhibit parts displayed at SeaCity Museum, Southampton
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Southampton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RMS Olympic
gptkbp:IMO_number not applicable (pre-IMO era)
gptkbp:launched 20 October 1910
gptkbp:length 882 ft 6 in
gptkbp:lifeboats 20 (after Titanic disaster increased to 64)
gptkbp:maidenVoyage 14 June 1911
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Old_Reliable
gptkbp:notableEvent rescued crew of HMS Audacious in 1914
served as a troopship in World War I
first ship to be awarded the title 'Royal Mail Ship' (RMS)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:John_Jacob_Astor_IV
gptkb:Violet_Jessop
gptkbp:numberOfFunnels 4
gptkbp:operator gptkb:White_Star_Line
gptkbp:propulsion steam engines
gptkbp:route Southampton–New York
gptkbp:scrapped 1935
gptkbp:scrappedLocation gptkb:Jarrow,_England
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 2,435
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:RMS_Titanic
gptkb:HMHS_Britannic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4