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|Ship country= [[Macanoco]]
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|Ship name= RSS Olympus
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|Ship ordered= May, 1918


|Ship builder= [[Hampton-DeGaulle Shipbuildiers]]
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{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{| {{Infobox ship begin}}
{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image  = Olympic sea trials.jpg
| Ship caption = RMS ''Olympic'' on her sea trials in [[Belfast]] in 1911
}}
{{Infobox ship career
| Hide header =
| Ship country =
| Ship flag = {{flag|United Kingdom|government}}
| Ship name = ''Olympic''
| Ship owner =*[[File:White Star flag NEW.svg|25px]] [[White Star Line]] 1911–1934
*[[File:Cunard White Star Line Logo.JPG|25px]] [[Cunard-White Star Line|Cunard White Star Line]] 1934–1935
| Ship operator =
| Ship registry = [[Liverpool]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]
| Ship route = [[Southampton]] to New York City
| Ship ordered = 1907
| Ship builder = [[Harland and Wolff]], [[Belfast]]
| Ship original cost = $7.5&nbsp;million (USD) ($195.1 million in 2018)<ref>http://www.in2013dollars.com/1912-dollars-in-2018?amount=7500000</ref>
| Ship yard number = 400
| Ship way number =
| Ship laid down = 16 December 1908
| Ship launched = 20 October 1910
| Ship completed = 31 May 1911
| Ship acquired = 31 May 1911
| Ship maiden voyage = 14 June 1911
| Ship in service = 1911
| Ship out of service = 1935
| Ship identification =*Official Number 131346
*Code Letters HSRP
*{{ICS|Hotel}}{{ICS|Sierra}}{{ICS|Romeo}}{{ICS|Papa}}
*Radio callsign "MKC"
| Ship fate = Retired at Southampton after 24 years service & scrapped. Superstructure dismantled at [[Jarrow]], England, and the hull at [[Inverkeithing]], Scotland.
| Ship status = Scrapped
| Ship notes =
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Header caption =
| Ship class = {{sclass-|Olympic|ocean liner}}
| Ship tonnage = 45,324 [[gross register ton]]s; 46,358 after 1913; 46,439 after 1920
| Ship displacement = 52,067 [[ton]]s
| Ship length = {{convert|882|ft|9|in|m|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chirnside |first1=Mark |title=RMS Olympic: Titanic's Sister |date=2015 |publisher=The History Press |isbn=9780750963480 |page=34 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aG4TDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT34 |language=en}}</ref>
| Ship beam = {{convert|92|ft|9|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
| Ship height = 175 ft (53.4 m) (keel to top of funnels)
| Type: Passenger ship
| Ship draught ={{convert|34|ft|7|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
| Ship draft =
| Ship depth =
| Ship decks = 9 decks (8 for passengers and 1 for crew)
| Ship deck clearance =
| Ship ramps =
| Ship ice class =
| Ship sail plan =
| Ship power = 24 double-ended (six furnace) and 5 single-ended (three furnace) Scotch boilers originally coal burning, later converted to oil fired in 1919. Two four-cylinder triple-expansion [[reciprocating engine]]s each producing 25,000 [[horsepower|hp]] for the two outboard wing propellers at 85 revolutions per minute. One low-pressure turbine producing 15,000 hp. Total 65,000 hp produced at maximum revolutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.markchirnside.co.uk/MARK_CHIRNSIDE_INTERVIEW_JANUARY_2005.htm |title=Mark Chirnside's Reception Room: Olympic, Titanic & Britannic: Olympic Interview, January 2005 |publisher=Markchirnside.co.uk |accessdate=16 July 2009}}</ref>
| Ship propulsion=Two bronze three-bladed wing <span class="plainlinks">[[Propeller#History of ship and submarine screw propellers|propellers]]</span>. One bronze four-bladed centre propeller.
| Ship speed = * {{convert|21|kn|km/h mph|0|lk=in}} (service, 1911)
* {{convert|23|kn|km/h mph|0}} (service, 1933)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chirnside |first1=Mark |title=RMS Olympic: Titanic's Sister |date=2015 |publisher=The History Press |isbn=9780750963480 |page=246 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aG4TDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT34 |language=en}}</ref>
* {{convert|24.2|kn|km/h mph|0}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chirnside |first1=Mark |title=RMS Olympic: Titanic's Sister |date=2015 |publisher=The History Press |isbn=9780750963480 |page=150 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aG4TDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT34 |language=en}}</ref>
| Ship capacity = 2,432 passengers
| Ship crew = 947
| Ship notes= First in a trio of ''Olympus''-class ocean liners forGold Star Line and the only one to have sunk. Elder sister to RSS ''Titan'' and RCHS ''Athena''.
}}
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Revision as of 12:30, 7 November 2019

Rssolympus.jpeg
Olympus in Doveport,Macanoco
History
Macanoco
Name: RSS Olympus
Owner: Gold Star line
Ordered: May, 1918
Builder: Hampton-DeGaulle Shipbuildiers
Launched: February 25th, 1920
Out of service: February 28th, 1920 (99 years ago)
Struck: By RSS Voyager, February 1920
Fate: Sunk
General characteristics
Class and type: Olympus Class Ocean Liner

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Warning: Display title "RSS <i>Olympus</i>" overrides earlier display title "RSS Olympus".
Olympic sea trials.jpg
RMS Olympic on her sea trials in Belfast in 1911
History
 United Kingdom
Name: Olympic
Owner:
Port of registry: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Route: Southampton to New York City
Ordered: 1907
Builder: Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Cost: $7.5 million (USD) ($195.1 million in 2018)[1]
Yard number: 400
Laid down: 16 December 1908
Launched: 20 October 1910
Completed: 31 May 1911
Acquired: 31 May 1911
Maiden voyage: 14 June 1911
In service: 1911
Out of service: 1935
Identification:
  • Official Number 131346
  • Code Letters HSRP
  • HotelpxSierrapxRomeopxPapapx
  • Radio callsign "MKC"
Fate: Retired at Southampton after 24 years service & scrapped. Superstructure dismantled at Jarrow, England, and the hull at Inverkeithing, Scotland.
Status: Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type: Olympic-class ocean liner
Tonnage: 45,324 gross register tons; 46,358 after 1913; 46,439 after 1920
Displacement: 52,067 tons
Length: 882 ft 9 in (269.1 m)[2]
Beam: 92 ft 9 in (28.3 m)
Height: 175 ft (53.4 m) (keel to top of funnels)
Draught: 34 ft 7 in (10.5 m)
Decks: 9 decks (8 for passengers and 1 for crew)
Installed power: 24 double-ended (six furnace) and 5 single-ended (three furnace) Scotch boilers originally coal burning, later converted to oil fired in 1919. Two four-cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engines each producing 25,000 hp for the two outboard wing propellers at 85 revolutions per minute. One low-pressure turbine producing 15,000 hp. Total 65,000 hp produced at maximum revolutions.[3]
Propulsion: Two bronze three-bladed wing propellers. One bronze four-bladed centre propeller.
Speed:
  • 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) (service, 1911)
  • 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (service, 1933)[4]
  • 24.2 knots (45 km/h; 28 mph)[5]
Capacity: 2,432 passengers
Crew: 947
Notes: First in a trio of Olympus-class ocean liners forGold Star Line and the only one to have sunk. Elder sister to RSS Titan and RCHS Athena.
  1. ↑ http://www.in2013dollars.com/1912-dollars-in-2018?amount=7500000
  2. ↑ Chirnside, Mark (2015). RMS Olympic: Titanic's Sister. The History Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780750963480.
  3. ↑ "Mark Chirnside's Reception Room: Olympic, Titanic & Britannic: Olympic Interview, January 2005". Markchirnside.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  4. ↑ Chirnside, Mark (2015). RMS Olympic: Titanic's Sister. The History Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780750963480.
  5. ↑ Chirnside, Mark (2015). RMS Olympic: Titanic's Sister. The History Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780750963480.
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