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‘Whatever Happened to Germanic/Homeric?’ Titanic Commutator 2013: Volume 38: Number 201: Pages 37-39. Chirnside, Mark. This article was first published in Titanic International Society’s Voyage July 2020: Pages 135-39. If you don't know what the Titanic/Olympic Switch Theory is, here's a basic rundown. HMHS Britannic (/ b r ɪ ˈ t æ n ɪ k /) was the third vessel of the White Star Line's Olympic class of steamships and the second White Star ship to bear the name Britannic.She was the fleet mate of both the RMS Olympic and the RMS Titanic and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic passenger liner. S ince Olympic was 50% bigger than the biggest ship afloat, no one knew how she would handle out on the open seas. The Britannic was built by the Belfast firm of Harland and Wolff as part of a class of transatlantic luxury liners for the White Star Line.The class, which was designed for comfort rather than speed, was conceived in 1907 and initially included only the Olympic and Titanic.The third ship was added later, and it was planned to be larger and more luxurious than its sister ships. White Star Line was a prominent British shipping company, famous for their luxurious liners. The Royal Mail Ship Olympic, or RMS Olympic, was not nearly as famous as its younger sister, the Titanic — but its life was almost as remarkable.. If it doesn't make sense, I don't blame you and just click off of this. She was the first of the "Olympic Class" and was sort of the guinea pig of the class. Step aboard the HMHS Britannic, the third ship in the Olympic Class trio, who, like her older sister the Titanic, was cheated of a promising career.This ship has never been properly recreated before, and no one has seen … THE THIRD AND FINAL OLYMPIC CLASS LINER. The Britannic is important beyond its casualties and the light it sheds on what happened to the Titanic. That is why Titanic was built alongside two other ships, Olympic and Gigantic, later renamed to Britannic, in 1911. Again, unlike the Titanic, the Britannic’s engines kept going as the lifeboats were lowered. Olympic sailed on her maiden voyage on June 14, 1911. Some claim her original name was going to be RMS Gigantic and it was changed after the sinking of the Titanic (as 'Giant' in her name would scare away the traumatized public) whilst still in construction to RMS Britannic but White Star Line denied this. To the naked eye Olympic could have been mistaken for an exact replica of Titanic but they were not identical copies. The Olympic was as lucky as the Titanic was unlucky. According to Maxtone-Graham, the captain was attempting to beach the ship to prevent it from sinking. After the Olympic collided with the HMS Hawke in 1911, White Star Line switched Olympic with Titanic, to purposely pairs. HMHS Britannic was the third and final of the Olympic-Class Ocean Liners and the sister ship of the RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic.. Apr 13, 2017 Nikola Simonovski. The ‘Olympic’ Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic & Britannic (History Press; revised and expanded edition, 2011). Thomas Andrews and Bruce Ismay were on board during the maiden voyage just as they would be for Titanic's a year later. Titanic, in terms of tonnage, was larger and details both in the exterior and interior differed. 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