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The White Star Line was a British shipping line.Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually grew to become one of the most prominent shipping companies in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between the British Empire and the United States.
The first steamship for the White Star Line, and often referred to as the Mother of Modern Liners. [3] Atlantic: 1871: 1871–1873: 3,707: Launched in 1870 by Harland and Wolff for White Star trans-Atlantic routes. Ran aground off Nova Scotia on 1 April 1873 with the loss of 535 lives. Baltic: 1871: 1871–1889: 3,888
RMS Olympic was a British ocean liner and the lead ship of the White Star Line's trio of Olympic-class liners. Olympic had a career spanning 24 years from 1911 to 1935, in contrast to her short-lived sister ships, Titanic and Britannic.
Owner: White Star Line (1911-1927) Société Cherbourgeoise Transbordement (1927-1934) Société Cherbourgeoise de Remorquage et de Sauvetage (1934-1940) Operator: White Star Line (1911-1934) Société Cherbourgeoise de Remorquage et de Sauvetage (1934-1940) Port of registry: Cherbourg: Ordered: 19 July 1910: Builder: Harland and Wolff, Belfast ...
Owner: White Star Line 1922-1934 Cunard-White Star Line 1934-1935: Operator: White Star Line 1922-1934 Cunard-White Star Line 1934-1935: Port of registry: Liverpool, England: Route: Southampton–New York: Ordered: April 1912 [1] Builder: F. Schichau; Danzig, Germany; Yard number: 891: Laid down: 1912: Launched: 17 December 1913 as Columbus for ...
RMS Majestic was a British ocean liner working on the White Star Line’s North Atlantic run, originally launched in 1914 as the Hamburg America Liner SS Bismarck.At 56,551 gross register tons, she was the largest ship ever operated by the White Star Line under its own flag and the largest ship in the world until completion of SS Normandie in 1935.
Red Jacket was a clipper ship, one of the largest and fastest ever built. [4] She was also the first ship of the White Star Line company. [dubious – discuss] She was named after Sagoyewatha, a famous Seneca Indian chief, called "Red Jacket" by settlers. [5]
Owner: Oceanic Steam Nav Co (1927–34) Cunard-White Star Line (1934–40) Operator: White Star Line 1927–34; Cunard-White Star Line 1934–39; Royal Navy 1939–40 (pennant F51) Port of registry: Liverpool: Route: Liverpool – Québec – Montreal: Builder: Harland and Wolff, Belfast: Yard number: 470: Launched: 16 June 1927: Completed: 1 ...