| RMS Olympic | |
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| "...sad and lonely. Probably doesn't like the sea very much anymore..." | |
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Origin |
White Star Line/Loss of sister ships |
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Type |
Ocean Liner |
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Effects |
Resists sinking |
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Downsides |
Unknown |
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Activation |
Always |
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Collected by |
Unknown |
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Section |
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Date of Collection |
1935 |
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Origin[]
The RMS Olympic was a transatlantic ocean liner, the lead ship of the White Star Line's trio of Olympic-class liners. Unlike her younger sister ships, the Olympic enjoyed a long and illustrious career, spanning 24 years from 1911 to 1935. This included service as a troopship during the First World War, which gained her the nickname "Old Reliable". Olympic returned to civilian service after the war and served successfully as an ocean liner throughout the 1920s and into the first half of the 1930s, although increased competition, and the slump in trade during the Great Depression after 1930, made her operation increasingly unprofitable.
She was the largest ocean liner in the world for two periods during 1911–13, interrupted only by the brief tenure of the slightly larger Titanic (which had the same dimensions but higher gross tonnage due to revised interior configurations), and then outsized by the SS Imperator. Olympic also retained the title of the largest British-built liner until the RMS Queen Mary was launched in 1934, interrupted only by the short careers of her slightly larger sister ships.
Effects[]
Unlike her sister ships, The Olympic is truly unsinkable. She doesn't much care for the ocean, despite her long career as a transatlantic ship. However, the Olympic is also a sad ship, and misses her sisters, Titanic and Brittanic dearly.
This depression sometimes manifests as the ghostly figure of a young woman dressed in the formal garb of the current era on the bridge of the ship, crying.
Collection[]
After her retirement in 1934, there were plans to dismantle her. Acting quickly, Warehouse agents crafted a near identical replacement and managed to swap them out. The replica was dismantled in her place, giving an efficient cover for the collection of the artifact.
Stored near the entrance to the dry dock of the Warehouse, the ship is consoled by the presence of artifacts originating from the Titanic and Brittanic. The artifacts were later taken aboard and placed throughout the ship wherever it was determined they harmonized the most. As a result, the ship seems happier, though she still doesn't like the sea.
Trivia[]
- The RMS Olympic can be seen in one of the final scenes of the series.
- Stored aboard the Olympic are a davit from the HMHS Brittanic on the deck, the Driftwood from the RMS Titanic on the bridge and Arthur Rostron’s Loving Cup in the Captain's Quarters. These artifacts were placed there to console the ship, and does seem a bit happier after they were placed aboard.