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Jun 13, 2004. #1. Hi all, Just to let you know that I am the person that is selling by auction the fittings from the Olympic that were in the old Akzo Nobel Paint works in Haltwhistle. I took the decision to sell after two years of trying to use the office block as a craft and visitor centre but after several feasibility studies the outcome was ...
The largest vessel of the Line prior to the completion of the Olympic was the Adriatic, built in 1907, her dimensions being 709ft. 3in., by 75ft. 6in., by 56ft. 9in., and speed 17 knots. The completion of the Olympic and Titanic bring up the total number of White Star liners to thirty-one, having an aggregate gross tonnage of about 460,000.
Dec 6, 2004 · Because they figure large as the competition, there is also a short chapter on Cunard’s speed demons Lusitania and Mauretania. With the introductions taken care of, the text jumps right into “The Birth of the Olympic s”, the story of the planning, building and launching of Olympic and Titanic. This chapter is almost a mini Shipbuilder ...
THE following are the leading sizes of the Olympic and Titanic as constructed:—. TABLE II.—DIMENSIONS. Length over all. 882' 9". Length between perpendiculars . 850' 0". Breadth extreme.92' 6". Depth moulded to shelter deck. 64' 3". Depth moulded to bridge deck. 73' 3". Total height from keel to navigating.
Olympia, Washington 98502: DATE OF DEATH: November 3, 1975: CAUSE OF DEATH: Acute vascular accident: INTERVAL FROM ONSET: Instantaneous: CONTRIBUTORY: Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: INTERVAL FROM ONSET: 20 Years: OTHER CONDITIONS: Osteoarthritis: CERTIFICATION: I attended the deceased from 10/16/56 to 11/3/75 and last saw her alive on ...
Olympic departed New York on June 28, 1911 for her eastbound maiden voyage back to Southampton, with two stops along the way. After leaving New York, Olympic crossed the Atlantic to discharge passengers and mails at Plymouth, England on July 4, 1911. From Plymouth she went on to Cherbourg to discharge more passengers and mails, and then on to ...
The four-bladed central propeller installed during her post-war refit is plainly visible. Following Leviathan’s maiden voyage the previous year, the friendly rivalry between the two liners was at its height and, after leaving New York on the same day, Olympic bested Leviathan’s average speed of 22.65 knots.
Jul 31, 2017 · Differences 1, 004 tons 252 tons. The foregoing tells us that a Light ship, Titanic was 252 tons heavier than a light ship Olympic and had 100,400 extra useable cubic capacity. However, the external dimensions of the ships were almost the same. Unlike, Olympic, the forward end of Titanic's A deck on each side was enclosed.
by Mark Chirnside. One remarkable statistic is that the cost of building the three ‘ Olympic ’ class ships was more, in cash terms, than the value of the entire White Star Line fleet as at September 1908. That month, the company’s twenty-three ships were worth £4,850,000. Olympic and her sisters comfortably exceeded that.
The decision to incorporate a Parsons low-pressure turbine in the new vessels of the ‘Olympic’ class, was a departure for the White Star Line from the conventional system of two piston-based reciprocating engines driving twin propellers. This was taken primarily, it is believed, following the results of improved efficiency and performance ...
