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R.M.S. Olympic--Olympic at a Glance
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Olympic at a Glance

    Being the prototype, Olympic did not devate much from the original plan.  However, the end product showed that she was bigger than originally planned.  Some of the below are the statistics of the earlier Olympic, while some are of the later Olympic, so there may be confusion as to the passenger capacity.
 

    Length 882 ft 5 in
    Width 92 ft 6 in
    Length Between Perpendiculars 850 ft
    Moulded Depth 59 ft 6 in
    Gross Tonnage (Post-Titanic) 46,439
    Net Tonnage 20,000
    Displacement 52,000
    Machinery III Expansion Reciprocating Engines and Low Pressure Parson's Steam Turbine Geared to Triple Screw
    Speed 22 knots
    Crew Capacity 898
    Accommodation 1st Class 1,054
    Accommodation 2nd Class 510
    Accommodation Tourist Class 1,020
    Lifeboats (post-Titanic) 24 Standard, 16 stacked inside 16 of the standard.
Introduction
One Olympian Dream
Realizing the Dream
The Gilded Age
War on the High Seas
The Roaring Twenties
The Waning Years
End of a Dream
Olympic at a Glance
Deck Plans & Interiors
Links
Acknowledgments


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