Relationship to Titanic disaster / inquiries.
April 13, 1912
Departed New York, eastbound, New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Southampton.
April 15, 1912
Heard distress signal from Titanic at or about 1 a.m. (Titanic time 11:10 p.m., 14 April New York time). Although 560 miles to the south, Olympic offered assistance and actually stopped until advised that help was not needed.
Data:
December 16, 1908
Keel laid.
October 20, 1910
Launched.
May 29-30, 1911
Sea trials. Handed over 31 May, the day of Titanic's launch.
June 14, 1911
Maiden voyage, Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown-New York.
October 6, 1911
Southampton: Damaged in collision with cruiser HMS Hawke.
November 30, 1911
Returned to service.
February 24, 1912
Lost blade from port propeller during eastbound crossing.
March 1-7, 1911
At Harland and Wolff yard for repairs.
March, 13 , 1911
Returned to service.
Winter 1912-13
Extensive refitting at Harland and Wolff following Titanic's loss.
October 10, 1912
Arrived Belfast.
October 11, 1912
Docked.
March 22, 1913
Departed Belfast for Southampton.
April 2, 1913
First voyage following refitting, Southampton-New York.
October 27, 1914
Off Lough Swilly, rescued 250 crew from battleship HMS Audacious, sunk after striking a mine.
September 1915
Commissioned as troop transport.
May 12, 1918
Near the Lizard: Rammed and sank German submarine U-103.
July 21, 1919
Arrived at Liverpool from Halifax on final voyage as troop carrier.
During the Great War, Olympic carried over 200,000 military and civilian personnel without a casualty, steaming over 184,000 miles.
August 11, 1919
Sailed from Liverpool to Belfast for reconditioning.
August 12, 1919
Arrived at Harland and Wolff; converted to oil fuel at cost of £500,000.
June 17, 1920
Departed Belfast for Liverpool.
June 25, 1920
First voyage after reconditioning, Southampton-New York.
March 22, 1924
While departing New York, collided with Furness-Bermuda liner Fort St. George.
January 1, 1928
Accommodation: First 675; tourist 560; third 830.
October 1931
Accommodation: First 618; tourist 447; third 382.
May 10, 1934
With official regisration of merged Cunard and White Star lines, became a unit of combined fleet.
May 16, 1934
Rammed and sank Nantucket light vessel in fog. Eight of the light vessel's eleven-man crew were lost.
March 27, 1935
Round trip #257, Southampton-New York and return.
April 12, 1935
Arrived at Southampton at end of final voyage.
September 1935
Sold for £100,000 for demolition.
October 11, 1935
Departed Southampton for shipbreakers at Jarrow, Durham.
November 5-18, 1935
Auction of fittings by Thomas Ward, Ltd.
September 19, 1937
Hull still sound, was towed from Jarrow to Inverkeithing.
September 20, 1937
Arrived at Inverkeithing, Firth of Forth for final demolition.
"Finished with engines"
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