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There was only one superliner ever called Titanic, but she was one of three liners of what is known as the Olympic class, the others being the Olympic and the Britannic.
The Olympic was the first to be built, launched in 1911 (a year before her ill-fated sister) and actually picked up the Titanic's distress message on her powerful wireless. However, she was some 500 miles away at the time, and would have arrived on the scene way too late to be of any help- there were several other vessels much nearer to the sinking site than her. After the catastrophe, she was fitted with a full-length double hull that extended right from the keel to the top of the vessel, and remained in service with White Star up until 1935, after clocking up a record number of transAtlantic crossings and earning the nickname 'Old Reliable'. She was then scrapped, although some of her internal fittings and furnishings were salvaged and installed in a number of hotels and pubs in & around the Southampton district.
The Britannic didn't even begin to be built until 1913, the year after Titanic was lost. She was scheduled to be the most luxurious and opulent of the three, as well as the most technically advanced, equipped even with in-cabin intercoms and gramophones in the 1st Class state rooms, but in between her launching and her fitting-out, the First World War broke out and she was immediately requisitioned by the British War Office as a hospital ship. After serving for just over two years in this role, she was sunk in the Kea Channel off the Greek island of Keas on 21st November 1916, either by a drifting mine or a torpedo fired from a German or Turkish submarine. Thirty lives were lost in the sinking, mostly stokers and firemen from the engine rooms. Her wreck currently lies in 400ft of water, on it's side and largely intact other than for her bow having snapped away at about a 30 degree angle. Discovered by Jaques Cousteau in 1975, she is now privately owned by maritime historian Simon Mills, who seeks to protect her as a war grave, although she lies shallow enough to dive upon, and many Scuba divers have visited her.
However, Australian billionaire buisnessman Clive Palmer is apparently currently having an exact replica of the Titanicbuilt in China, which will be known as Titanic 2. Whether it will ever be completed though, is anybody's guess!
Quite a few ships are bigger than the Titanic. Today's modern cruise ships are longer, wider, heavier, and even have a faster cruising and max speed. To give you some reference, the Allure of The Seas and Oasis of The Seas for instance are four times the weight of the Titanic (225,282 GT vs. the 46,328 GT of the Titanic), longer (1,187 ft. vs. 882 ft. 6 in. of the Titanic), and wider (213 ft. vs. 92 ft. of the Titanic). One of the earliest ships that surpassed the Titanic in size was actually in the same class as the Titanic, the RMS Britannic.
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Was there any ships before the titanic?
Yes, ships were available many years before the Titanic. The Titanic is one of the most famous ships of its time because of the elaborateness with which it was created, and the subsequent disaster.
How many ships crashes did molly brown survive?
We know she was on the Titanic. which other ships did she sail on?
Was the Titanic the largest ship at 2005?
No. Many ships have been built that are much larger than the Titanic.
How many sister ships did the Titanic have?
The Titanic had two sister ships. They were the Olympicand the Britannic.
Did any famous ships sink in the Atlantic Ocean?
There have been thousands of ships that have sunk or been wrecked in the Atlantic. One famous wreck is the RMS Titanic
How many Titanic ships was made?
One titanic ship was built
Was there any ships before the titanic?
Yes, ships were available many years before the Titanic. The Titanic is one of the most famous ships of its time because of the elaborateness with which it was created, and the subsequent disaster.
What were Titanic's two ships called?
The sister ships of Titanic were Olympic and Britannic.
How many ships crashes did molly brown survive?
We know she was on the Titanic. which other ships did she sail on?
Was the Titanic the largest ship at 2005?
No. Many ships have been built that are much larger than the Titanic.
How many sister ships did the Titanic have?
The Titanic had two sister ships. They were the Olympicand the Britannic.
How many warnings of icebergs did the titanic receive from other ships?
3
What is one of Titanic sister ships?
Both of the two sister ships of Titanic were Olympic and Britannic.
Did any famous ships sink in the Atlantic Ocean?
There have been thousands of ships that have sunk or been wrecked in the Atlantic. One famous wreck is the RMS Titanic
Which ship want to help Titanic?
Alot of ships tryed to help the Titanic. The closest ship to respond was the Carpathia. She could get to Titanic in 4 hours. Many ships to help the Titanic did not go to where Titanic was because they knew they there were closer ships responding e.g Baltic, Verginia and Frankfurt. These ships relayed messages to other ships and to camp race. Titanic's sister ship Olympic also made full steam towards Titanic and asked Titanic's wireless operator if Titanic was moving south to meet her. On the 15th April several more ships arrived to look for survivors including the Mount Temple and the California whose wireless operator had no idea what had happened to the Titanic until the Mount Temple told him what had happened.
How many iceberg warning messages were sent to the titanic?
There were 6 warnings that went to the Titanic from various ships like the Mesaba and Californian.
Why was the Titanic constructed?
Titanic and her sister ships were made in responce to the two new Cunard line ships Mauretania and Lusitania.
