RMS Olympic lived up to her nickname of ‘Old reliable” after many years of successful service as a troopship moving over 120,000 troops from Canada to Europe and surviving 4 submarine attacks. This would prove quite ironic in comparison to the Titanic striking an iceberg in outcome for the liner. Her most famous wartime moment, and perhaps the most famous moment of all of the Titanic sisters is when the Olympic struck and sank a German submarine, U103. During this service, Olympic obtained her nickname “Old Reliable,” for her trustworthy service on these troop-carrying voyages. During the remainder of the first world war, Olympic served as a troopship carrying Canadians to the European war front. In October of 1914, Olympic assisted the sinking British battleship Audaciously and conducted a daring at-sea rescue. In October 1912 Olympic returned to Belfast again to install an inner watertight skin. A postcard celebrated Olympic’s maiden voyage in 1911Īfter the Titanic disaster, Olympic revisited the Harland and Wolff dry-dock for various safety improvements, including lifeboats for all aboard.
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