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|display title= <!-- keywords: none, ital; or article title with markup --> RSS Olympus
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|Ship image= [[File:Rssolympus.jpeg|200px]]
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|Ship caption= Olympus in Doveport,[[Macanoco]]
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|Ship country= [[Macanoco]]
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|Ship name= RSS Olympus
|Ship owner= [[Gold Star line]]
|Ship namesake=
|Ship ordered= May, 1918
|Ship builder= [[Hampton-DeGaulle Shipbuildiers]]
|Ship laid down=
|Ship launched= February 25th, 1920
|Ship acquired=
|Ship commissioned=
|Ship decommissioned=
|Ship in service=
|Ship out of service=  February 28th, 1920 (99 years ago)
|Ship struck= By [[RSS Voyager]], February 1920
|Ship reinstated=
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|Ship fate= Sunk
|Ship status=
|Ship notes=
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|Ship class= [[Olympus Class Ocean Liner]]
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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
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| Ship image  = Olympic sea trials.jpg
| Ship image  = Olympic sea trials.jpg
| Ship caption = RMS ''Olympic'' on her sea trials in [[Belfast]] in 1911
| Ship caption = RSS ''Olympus'' on her sea trials in [[Doveport]] in 1911
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| Ship flag = {{flag|Macanoco}}
| Ship flag = {{flag|Macanoco}}
| Ship name = ''Olympus''
| Ship name = ''Olympus''
| Ship owner =*[[File:White Star flag NEW.svg|25px]] [[White Star Line]] 1911–1934
| Ship owner =*[[File:White Star flag NEW.svg|25px]] [[Gold Star Line]] 1911–1911
*[[File:Cunard White Star Line Logo.JPG|25px]] [[Cunard-White Star Line|Cunard White Star Line]] 1934–1935
| Ship operator =  
| Ship operator =  
| Ship registry = [[Doveport]], [[Macanoco]]
| Ship registry = [[Doveport]], [[Macanoco]]
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| Ship maiden voyage = 14 June 1911
| Ship maiden voyage = 14 June 1911
| Ship in service = 1911
| Ship in service = 1911
| Ship out of service = 1935
| Ship out of service = 1911
| Ship identification =*Official Number 131346
| Ship identification =
*Code Letters HSRP
*{{ICS|Hotel}}{{ICS|Sierra}}{{ICS|Romeo}}{{ICS|Papa}}
*Radio callsign "MKC"
*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 fate = Sunk in 1911
| Ship status = Scrapped
| Ship status = Sunk
| Ship notes =
| Ship notes =
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| Ship class = {{sclass-|Olympic|ocean liner}}
| Ship class = {{sclass-|Olympus|ocean liner}}
| Ship tonnage = 45,324 [[gross register ton]]s; 46,358 after 1913; 46,439 after 1920
| Ship tonnage = 45,324 [[gross register ton]]s; 46,358 after 1913; 46,439 after 1920
| Ship displacement = 52,067 [[ton]]s
| 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 length = {{convert|882|ft|9|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|92|ft|9|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|92|ft|9|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
| Ship height = 175 ft (53.4 m) (keel to top of funnels)
| Ship height = 175 ft (53.4 m) (keel to top of funnels)
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| Ship ice class =
| Ship ice class =
| Ship sail plan =
| 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 power = 24 double-ended (six furnace) and 5 single-ended (three furnace) Scotch boilers originally coal burning,
| 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 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)
| 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 capacity = 2,432 passengers
| Ship crew = 947
| Ship crew = 947

Revision as of 10:37, 8 November 2019

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Olympic sea trials.jpg
RSS Olympus on her sea trials in Doveport in 1911
History
Macanoco.jpegMacanocoMacanoco
Name: Olympus
Owner: White Star flag NEW.svg Gold Star Line 1911–1911
Port of registry: Doveport, Macanoco
Route: Doveport to
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: 1911
Identification: Radio callsign "MKC"
Fate: Sunk in 1911
Status: Sunk
General characteristics
Class and type: Olympus-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)
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,
Propulsion: Two bronze three-bladed wing propellers. One bronze four-bladed centre propeller.
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) (service, 1911)
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
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