What happened to RMS Olympic after WW1?

RMS Olympic was the legendary ocean liner - and sister to the RMS Titanic - that served as a troopship for the British Royal Navvy during the first world war - but when the war was over and the guns were silent, what happened to the great ship? After HMHS Britannic was lost, Olympic was the sole surviving Olympic-class ocean liner and her owners, the White Star Line, had to work hard to ensure she remained a popular choice on the transatlantic service in the face of stiff competition from RMS Mauretania, RMS Aquitania and others.
Sources;
RMS Olympic: Titanic's Sister, Mark Chirnside
The Edwardian Superliners: A Trio of Trios, J Kent Layton
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[@crazyguy_1233]

It's amazing that Olympic survived WW1 she had so many close calls during the war and during her post war career. She really lived up to the greatness the rest of the Olympic class never got.

[@anasevi9456]

Titanic and Britannic were sadly casualties, whereas Olympic had a KDA ratio that would leave most warships in envy.

[@crazyguy_1233]

@@anasevi9456 She really did her lost sisters good. Olympic really did accomplish a lot during her career and did some very impressive things during the war. It's just a shame her sisters weren't at her side for her successful career.

[@AndyHappyGuy]

Someone’s gonna make a conspiracy theory out of this

[@amandajackson4359]

Poor Olympic having to live on without her 2 lovely sisters what pain she must have felt to the tragedy and destruction of her twin titanic 😢 💔 😔 😞 and even more sadness as losing her close campion in britanic who served alongside her during in ww1

[@AndyHappyGuy]

@@amandajackson4359 she isnt alive

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

She should’ve been preserved. Olympic was the flagship of her class, and its amazing that she survived so long. But the value of scrap back then was greater than preservation. Thank you for your services RMS Olympic, Titanic, and Britannic, you are always in our hearts and are always loved.

[@screeneddiamond]

The Olympic is what actually sank they said it was titanic

[@filmandfirearms]

@@screeneddiamond Haven't heard that one before. What about all the marketing material clearly displaying that Titanic was on that route? What about the passengers who survived? Did White Star Line know ahead of time that the ship was going to sink and cover up the nameplates? Or did you forget that there were actually survivors who know which ship they boarded?

[@screeneddiamond]

@@filmandfirearms yeah they did quick renovations there were reports of new carpet probably to hide the Olympic floors there was a whole part of the ship that was unassailable because renovations how about how jp Morgan and his good freinds all canceled there titanic tickets the day before that’s not a coincidence they knew what was gonna happen

[@optimusfan1007]

@@screeneddiamond smh, there wasn’t even enough time for them to fix the open promenade to look like titanic..

[@eII_gato]

​@@screeneddiamondthey arent similar at all under the hood but go off ig

[@pedrohrsb]

The 3 Olympic class sisters traveling side by side, what a beautiful view! Thank you for that!

[@Dana-nv4ej]

I can’t help but think that executives of white star line would have loved to see that picture more than anything else in their lives

[@Jordi7174]

Thank you so much for these segments. The Olympic has spent too much time in the shadows of the Titanic. Her legacy deserves some recognition as well and here it looks like she's finally getting it. Thank you. 💛

[@ebddenby8439]

You mean titanic lived in Olympics shadow. Titanic crashed trying to break Olympics record.

[@filmandfirearms]

@@ebddenby8439 No, Titanic sank because the design was flawed with regard to safety. They hit the iceberg because it was a moonless night, and so they couldn't see it until it was too late

[@darthdevious]

Olympic has to be one of my favorite liners. Her career was so eventful and really showed what the class would have been capable of. Mark Chirnside's book on Old Reliable is a must read for anyone interested in the storied life of the proud ship.

[@mark_chirnside]

Thanks for your very kind and generous comments. :-)

[@darthdevious]

@@mark_chirnside anytime, Mark. Been a fan of your work for a very long time now.

[@sixx6849]

Thank you for the recommendation!! I’ll defs check it out :)

[@shaynewheeler9249]

WW1 veterans

[@sonic_super_energy]

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[@jetsons101]

Nothing like a true steam powered Ocean Liner, the adventure of sailing on a four funnel liner. Switching from coal to oil was a big step to making the boiler room more habitable and making for a more efficient turn-around time. Thanks to Oceanliner Designs for another great watch. Vintage steam now and forever......

[@ebddenby8439]

Three one was a dummy

[@arunajay7096]

@@ebddenby8439 ya for better looks only👍

[@WardenWolf]

Fuel to oil isn't even a matter of habitation. It's reliability and manpower. Coal requires constant manual stoking. Oil can be pumped from central tanks for automatic firing. The boilers of an oil-fired ship are basically light it and forget it. It's so much cheaper and reliable to run oil-powered.

[@generalsquirrel9548]

​@Arun Ajay fourth was used for the fireplace, for the kitchen and venting air from the boiler room. It just wasnt connected to the boilers

[@DartzIRL]

If Olympic had hit the Iceberg, I'm convinced the Iceberg would've sunk.

[@Hyperkoopaboy845]

Iceberg:Hehe another one COME TO me! Oylimpic:take THAT!!!

[@EEE-1409]

Funny enough, Titanic probably would've stayed afloat if it hit the iceberg head-on.

[@cokedrunk69]

I'm even more convinced that Britannic would have absolutely crushed that iceberg. It is so sad that she lost to an explosive mine. Britannic could have been saved. But the odds were low, and her fate was sealed.

[@siebewouters3170]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joelynsaliva9018]

​@@EEE-1409That multiverse don't exist if murcoch have rammed a brand new titanic and destroying the bow would ensure he has a good reputation

[@Katoshi_Takagumi]

Never a dull day on the Olympic...

[@leopardone2386]

I love your Olympic series as she is by far my favorite ship. It's a good thing to see her quarter century of history being displayed to other ocean liner enthusiasts. Keep up the good work 👍.

[@Waiting_to_Exhale_era]

Yes it’s my 2nd fav behind the Aquataina

[@TIMOTHYEET69420]

​@@Waiting_to_Exhale_erasame here except britannic is number 1

[@thetickler85]

As prone to disaster as she was, she never said “I’m done” and never perished

[@TheHylianBatman]

I'm glad to see somebody covering Olympic's post-war career. That shot of the three Olympic-class ships was beautiful! And the beginning, with the submarine? Wow! I had never heard that story, either. Could you imagine if the torpedo had detonated? White Star would've been sunk right there with Olympic. Or maybe the loss would've hastened the building of the MV Britannic? Who knows? Things would sure be very different! Thanks for the excellent video, another excellent piece from Mike Brady!

[@SmOOtHCrIIImInAL]

@TheHylianBatman Ye! If Olympic sank in this accident it would struck reputation for WSL and probably would become the most famous and terrible sea disaster,could ve even beat TITANIC.

[@TheHylianBatman]

@@SmOOtHCrIIImInAL I don't know if I'd go that far, but it would definitely become infamous!

[@Dana-nv4ej]

@@SmOOtHCrIIImInAL don’t forget the German Wilhelm Gustav. Excuse the spelling over 9000 people on one ship

[@floseatyard8063]

​@TheHylianBatman the olympic had like 7k troops on board. A sudden torpedo hit jamming watertight doors would probably cause mass panic among the 7k people clogging the stairs. Most likely barely any people would make it out.

[@filmandfirearms]

@@SmOOtHCrIIImInAL It was wartime. Losing a military ship to enemy action in wartime wouldn't have any effect on the reputation of the company that owned said ship. It's war, you lose men and equipment every day. If it wasn't enemy action, sure, that's pretty bad, because you could've lost that ship just as easily in peacetime, but it's not as if passengers after the war are going to be worried about what will happen to the ship if they get struck by a torpedo

[@harryroberts2875]

Olympic is one of the most underrated ships of all time. Change my mind…

[@CJODell12]

8:05. Adriatic was basically the immediate forerunner to Olympic, as Adriatic had many innovative features that were later incorporated into Olympic’s design (Turkish bath, swimming pool, gymnasium, elevators, dining saloon with separate small tables instead of the traditional long benches).

[@johnfraley8544]

Mike, I'm really enjoying your videos. A bit of Olympic history you may not know (but probably do!), in the mid 30s, movie producer David O. Selznick, who later made Gone With the Wind, heard about the Olympic being retired and seriously considered buying the liner and using it as a set for a film about the Titanic. He would then sink it out past Catalina Island for those scenes. He ultimately decided it wasn't practical and dropped the idea. It would have been amazing! Thanks for all the hard work and education!

[@slow01xj]

that woulda been so cool 😭😭

[@dylancloud97]

I cannot believe Olympic was never used in any of the Titanic films made before her scrapping

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

Well, they didn’t really start making decent films about the Titanic until after the Olympic was scrapped, but there really should be a movie about ships that tried to dash to the Titanic’s rescue when it was sinking including the Olympic.

[@complicatedpoliticalviews]

The OLYMPIC will always be my favorite ship ever.

[@bonnietrujillo4142]

Wow I didn't know Olympic had a oil fire. Thank for tell us Mike. Can't wait to see the next part of Olympic's history.

[@thetravelingsuitcase2530]

The intro is Dazzling!

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

HA I see what you did there!

[@Oceanliner_nerd_1918]

Really tho

[@anasevi9456]

Always good to see more Olympic. She deserves to be remembered and celebrated for her triumphal career.

[@Rockpirate101]

I was going to have a video free night. Then I got this notification. Damn you Mike Brady and your slick style and silver ship talking tongue. :-) love it.

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

Sorry Ant :D May as well enjoy the ride!

[@Rockpirate101]

@@OceanlinerDesigns and of course I did. The Olympic class is Only my favourite topic in The world.

[@operationthrash9645]

I just can’t imagine the frustration and despair of losing two out of three giant ships someone built and was proud of.

[@andreferro4618]

Beautiful work! In my opinion, your masterpiece so far... Still hoping you will do the 1906 RMS MAURETANIA, some day in the future. Your channel is quite unique, Michael. No need for using images from somewhere else, because you do your own, very well! Greetings from Brazil!

[@GoreTheronHD]

You also have a special talent to tell stories, apart from drawing and designing ships, Mike. Keep it up! Regards from Spain.

[@Jack_The_Ripper_Here]

lol spain

[@johnnyhollis9977]

This was great stuff Mike, really liked the no nonsense facts about this ship. A truly underrated favourite in some ways and eclipsed by her sister for all the wrong reasons! Looking forward to my order of the 1933 format in due course! ⚓JH

[@mark_chirnside]

I love the video opening! It's rather like Titanic movies when you are watching with the vain hope she will avoid the iceberg. Fortunately, in Olympic's case she had a good fortune her sister lacked.

[@shapesnatch1341]

She lived to watch both of her sisters die, and left the transport business to be scrapped alongside Mauretania, her old rival turned ally. It's actually extremely sad and poetic when you think about it

[@DerpyPossum]

Very, *VERY* well-made, and an absolute joy to watch! 👍

[@jonscotlad]

Another great video Mike, top CGI too! As a dirty sun-dodging submariner myself, I had no idea Olympic had such a lucky escape!

[@rmsolympic438]

Gotta say: Olympic class was prepared for torpedoes. There was no chance a torpedo would sunk her. It would damage her, I agree, but there is no chance she would sink.

[@craigevans8119]

Your knowledge is an inspiration Mike! Really enjoying your videos!

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

Thanks Craig! :)

[@FreddyGamer-qq7kj]

This video confirms my respect for the Olympic, she was a legend, the truly unsikable, but i wish that the britannic and Titanic would be there with her, but is only imagine, great video mike

[@selachianseas999]

Still keeping an eye out for when you'll revisit this series with Olympic's final years; the "alternate history" videos for Titanic and Britannic had me mulling the idea of one for Olympic - one where Cunard-White Star takes a look at the structural and electrical issues with Berengaria and Majestic and decides to remove those two from service before getting rid of Olympic. Throw in a few more stays of scrapping, and she gets called up for WWII ... although to be fair, that's going to look a lot like Aquitania's WWII career with the possible addition of a few Axis ship captains having to explain how a 30-year old ocean liner went Mad Max on them.

[@CelestialsStorm]

God they’d be the laughingstock of the axis powers

[@selachianseas999]

Not sure if it would be in bad taste or not, but maybe an alternate history where instead of Aquitania it's Olympic that Kormoran is lying in wait for, with HMAS Sydney never entering the picture and either Olympic going down after vanquishing one last obstacle or coming into port with a crumpled bow, some shell holes, and a report of "you should see the other guy."

[@maxwaus]

Cannot tell you how fantastic all your videos are. The facts and details, the illustrations and graphics are all absolutely first class.

[@Loucap_]

Olympic was really lucky and really did had close calls. by far my 2nd favorite behind Oceanic II of 1899! your attention to details and just the editing aswell as the story telling is amazing! keep it up. this is truly quality content! ❤ _Loucap

[@jimcrawford5039]

She rammed & sank a u boat too, the only civilian ship to do so!

[@dovetonsturdee7033]

@@jimcrawford5039 UC78 was rammed and sunk by the steamer Queen Alexandra off Cherbourg on 9 May, 1918.

[@shipbuilding1000]

Great video covering a less talked about portion of Olympic’s life

[@NonsensicalNauticalRambings]

The only thing I remember for certain is that she got a stern catwalk, had her crane arms painted brown, and the woodwork in the grand staircase was darkened, she had her lifeboats cleaned up, and some more spaces were added onto the less popular B-Deck promenade.

[@DerpyPossum]

Another thing is that Olympic’s staircase linoleum was replaced with the blue-ish-green linoleum of Britannic’s, which was never installed :)

[@NonsensicalNauticalRambings]

@@DerpyPossum Yes, I forgot about that.

[@Sabrinajaine]

She was literally so awesome, I wish she was as famous as Titanic

[@SoonerDan77]

Thanks Mike, great video as usual. It's great to see Olympic get some much deserved love from more than one youtuber. She is my favorite by a country mile because of her colorful career and unmatched grace. Looking forward to the next video.

[@Rilhon]

A new Olympic video? You love to see it!

[@Kaidhicksii]

DAMNIT: I NEED MORE!! 😂 I can wait though. It's great to see Part 2 of your Olympic series is finally out. I'll admit I never knew she was also known as The Film-Star Liner as one of her many nicknames, so that's something new I learned today. Nor did I know she ran down Leviathan and sparked a rivalry with the former German liner, although it makes sense considering she was renowned for her seakeeping abilities in even the harshest of weather, whereas her peers in comparison, such as Leviathan, would have to heave-to. That sounded fun. :D _-(and maybe that's also where that one piece of fanart I saw came from...)-_ Despite her unquestionable popularity, however, she just didn't seem to be in the same league as vessels like Aquitania, Majestic, and Berengaria, who wasn't mentioned, in terms of passengers carried, as you both described here and also according to Mark Chirnside. It only makes me wonder what could've been if all 3 Olympic-class liners saw service together: would the three of them be able to stand atop the mountain as the cream of the transatlantic crop - most likely due to their reliable service - or would they be overshadowed anyway by their Cunard and German rivals? It also makes me wonder what could've been for White Star if Oceanic was completed. They would've had Homeric on the Liverpool run more likely than not, and then they'd also have Oceanic, Majestic, and Olympic on the main Southampton run. Depending on how long they would've operated together before Olympic and Majestic's retirement, White Star probably would've dominated. It's a shame. I'm going off much more than I expected to though, so I'll just stop it right there. Excellent watch once again Mike. Just got back from Canada a few hours ago - been about 2 years since I've seen my family there - so it's nice to have some fresh content. :) 👍

[@TheNavalGuy]

I loved the intro so much, really dazzling! Also I see what you wanted to show on stream last week @10:40 if I'm not mistaken, great video as always Mike!

[@kostan55]

I *sea* what you did there

[@fred4977]

Beautiful! As a Titanic (and sisters) nerd there was still plenty I didn't know in this video! So many dramatic events. Imagine a drama series made about Olympic! It could run for seasons. :)

[@ExAnimoPortugal]

Brilliant video and moving tribute to the real unsinkable ship

[@ChickVicious237]

Great animations, that intro in particular gave chills. Thanks Mike, this was really entertaining. Pt 2 when????

[@TitanicHorseRacingLover]

I love the Olympic. In speaking of passengers, on that fateful night in April, 1912, when the Olympic made that mad dash to try to go help her sister, one of the passengers onboard the Olympic was none other than orchestra conductor Arturo Toscanini.

[@DerpyPossum]

That guy just can’t get a break from shipwreck connections, can he? He was also supposed to sail on the Lusitania in May of 1915!

[@albireo2990]

Olympic was tasked not to save the Titanic’s passengers due to how similar she was to her. A near-identical ship would be seen as trauma-inducing.

[@magnificus8581]

Dazzle camouflage is awesome, thanks for including it!

[@WhatALoadOfTosca]

Love your videos. Thanks for another great one.

[@imakeboatsifudidntknow]

Olympic is one of the greatest ships in history

[@WhatALoadOfTosca]

The Olympic class was dreamt up several years before 1909 by White Star.

[@andrewbrendan1579]

Thank you, Mike, for bringing another outstanding presentation to us. Your work is that of a professional. It's so well done and it's educational as well as entertaining. What a great ship the Olympic was. Wouldn't it have been something to be a 1920's passenger aboard the Olympic!

[@rmsteutonic3686]

I didn’t even know about the fire after her overhaul. Thanks for another informative video

[@ginog5037]

Another Great Video Mike, can you please do a video on the coal bunkering of the Olympic. With a highly technical explanation of the coal bunker hatches. Also a more indepth of it's conversion to oil as you always explain things very well, with your pictures?

[@WardenWolf]

Tragically, Britain scrapped almost all of its naval history, including the great ocean liners.

[@czar8283]

Can’t find the final segment you said you’d be doing on Olympic! Have you hit the pause button on doing that video?

[@notfreeman1776]

Id fucking love that olympic evening sailing as a desktop background, especially with radom events like muretania passing by

[@jaredellifritt6094]

Its really saying alot that she remaind a popular choice even towards the end of her career. Really would have been satisfying if Titanic and Britanic were there. That would have been one hell of a successful trio.

[@jaredellifritt6094]

I just one to say also, seeing the the three sisters side by side is epic.

[@luk318]

Is there followup? I cannot find video :( I'm curious about next years. Sure I can just read wikipedia, but I like narrator :)

[@kommandantgalileo]

you know, if any ship deserved to be preserved, it would have been RMS Olympic. And considering she did not get preserved, she deserves to have a replica of her.

[@marcusj2283]

A very intresting video as a titanic fan its always good to learn more about her sisters plus as i own a couple of pieces of the decking from olympic its nice to know more about her history

[@oceanlover3530]

I really enjoyed this! Thanks for a great history lesson on these magnificent ocean liners! Looking forward to your next post! Cheers, Mike! ✌🏻🙂✌🏻

[@geraldgerreheron9876]

These videos are so stunning! Know that your hard work/effort is greatly appreciated! Thank you.

[@The2Flyboys]

Thanks Mike, for another top-notch production. Keep 'em coming!

[@stevemw20]

Love your videos. Only just found the channel. I never knew about all these liners etc

[@EYEWITNESS-NEWS]

Nice job putting this video together

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Great video Mike! And I see you followed the old show business adage at the end: "Always leave 'em wanting more!" I have to wonder, IF that torpedo wasn't a dud, would it have been enough to sink Olympic? Considering how the watertight compartments were arranged, and the athwartships coal bunkers, would one torpedo have done the job? If I recall right there was another White Star liner sunk during WW1, the name escapes me but it was a smaller ship and it took three torpedoes to sink it. Looking forward to the next chapter! Thanks!

[@ChickVicious237]

That's actually great question. You're thinking of SS Cymric, tough ship.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@ChickVicious237 THAT'S the one! Thanks! Tough ship all right!

[@Daniel_Huffman]

@@wayneantoniazzi2706 There was also the SS _Justicia,_ which was struck with *six* torpedoes before she was sunk. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Justicia

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@Daniel_Huffman Wow, another tough ship! Which makes me thing Olympic's chances of survival if that torpedo detonated were probably pretty good. Harland and Wolf built 'em good!

[@floseatyard8063]

​@wayne antoniazzi the carpathia got hit by 3 torpedoes and it sank in 2 hours holy shit it didnt go down without a fight, only 5 fatalities too.

[@NonsensicalNauticalRambings]

I believe that the Homeric started the slow death of the White Star Line. Sure she was luxurious, but wasn't as large or fast as the Majestic and Olympic. However, the IMM needed the three ships to attempt to maintain a proper service, and Homeric was the only modern liner who could run with the two giants. Also IMM would keep investing in the modernization of White Star ships, rather than invest in new ships and scrapping the older liners. All of this combined with the purchase of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company caused White Star to fall from their glory days.

[@mr.juniii5523]

Agreed just imagine what would have been like if the IMM focused on the oceanic 3 project, white star would be on the fore front of the pre war competition.

[@misterskylight66]

I think the white star line should have gotten the Leviathan and the United States line should have gotten the homeric... The USL has only made a loss with Leviathan

[@IndianaDel1]

My Great Grandfather, was the Marine Architect in charge of the Post-War refit (I have seen a copy of the document where he signed off on the refit). He had worked on Olympics' sister ship the Titanic, I do not know if he had worked on the other two sisters when they were constructed. He had started on is career as a Parsons employee. I wonder whether his specialisation in marine turbines was why he was chosen to oversee the changes to Olympic and her propulsion?

[@Normandie17]

Great video, helps when building the Olympic in Minecraft. I sometimes do wonder how did they remove the boilers and replace them with oil burning ones?

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

It's not so much the boilers that would have to be replaced, the furnaces under the boilers would have to have been altered with a spraying system to atomize and ignite the oil fuel, kind of like an oil-fired steam locomotive but on a much larger scale. And needless the say the coal bunkers would have been replaced with fuel oil tanks, or altered and sealed to accept oil fuel. Many, many ocean-going coal burning ships were altered to oil fuel after WW1, so much so that coal burners were a rarity by WW2. Oil was so much easier to handle.

[@Normandie17]

@@wayneantoniazzi2706 be great I'd any photographs would be available to view the transformation and refit.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@Normandie17 I've never seen any myself, but I'm sure they're in an archive somewhere.

[@juanesmirez]

@@Normandie17I have a photo of Olympic’s boiler room after being converted to oil. Really clean to say the least!!

[@rmstitanic89]

Lovely video of Old Reliable. Such a colorful and adventurous lifespan The Olympic was able to enjoy. If only the powers that were could have saved her and preserved her in some way, as a treasure of maritime history and as a memorial to the loss of her sisters. At the very least, the Olympic class liners are kept in popular memory thanks to photos, film reels, and other artifacts that prove they once existed. The irony is that Titanic and Britannic are still here in a sense as their wrecks can still be observed, but Olympic is largely gone.

[@RailroadFanatic-hr6pf]

I think it would’ve been cool if they kept a section of her camouflage intact.

[@TheOlympicClass_]

Love you have found your unique style!😊

[@Straswa]

Great work Mike, thanks for the insightful content.

[@HaydenHodges-d2o]

Olympic has always been my favorite ship. I really wish Honor and Glory would start making their models again, as I’d really love a good accurate Olympic model. I especially love her in her 20’s condition with the extra lifeboats and lowered gold stripe. Most beautiful ship ever built!

[@alfredmoore8753]

Olympic was truly unsinkable. I mean it was torpedoed and stayed afloat! Unbelievable!

[@momohanakai2430]

The animations on these videos are top tier, i love the animations for this video and the SS United States video especially since they just look gorgeous to look at. Well done and thank you for the animations and pictures of such wonderful beauties.

[@AltereanReviews]

I’d love a series covering Aquitania’s long career at some point.

[@eugenewalton7336]

Just discovered this channel and was very impressed but he commentary. Great job Mike.

[@edjopago1]

Well done Mike!!!! Very interesting facts about Olympic's early post WWI rebirth!!!! Thank you!

[@Lgs260495]

2:09 - 2:19 I loved this bit Nice sound mixing too

[@jknabx]

Aaaaah, Mr Brady my friend - if you and I ever actually meet I feel I'll need to just block out a week in my diary, we'd have many a long fireside chat. Absolutely love these videos of yours where you combine history with some sociological analysis - truly wonderful stuff. Between that and your content on how they come up with effects in movies (one of my other hyper fixations), Im always waiting for your next one :)

[@Manwholikestrains]

Titanic: I had a coal fire where it wasn’t supposed to be Olympic: I had a oil fire where it wasn’t supposed to be

[@陳承志-n6e]

Love this video ! Especially the opening 🤩 Feels like watching a movie!

[@civilizedorca]

Love the Details of the Video, Thank you for this cool Video.

[@MontoyaGamer1_Entertainment]

How about showing all 3 Olympic Class Ocean Liners in a single poster sailing g one after the other as intended

[@ChickVicious237]

I just received a print with all 3 sisters as intended from Mike's website and it's incredible. Having them one following the other in a single print lengthwise would be absolutely stunning, a great idea for a custom print, but you'd need a really really large space to hang it.

[@thatsicilian787]

I never knew there was a fire on the ship. Olympic was lucky to survive as long as she did.

[@MrFusion]

I love that dazzle camouflage on her, just such a unique style of camo

[@cat-a-tonic150]

I'd love to see an overview of all of Olympics refits, of course, supported by your beautiful illustrations.

[@davidmckendry4491]

I love your videos my friend mike Brady.😊

[@pocketmarcy6990]

Honestly Olympic might be one of my favorite ships

[@kevinmyles6369]

Brilliant video! Liked it a lot! Top marks 👍👍

[@martinpatterson9015]

Scrapping Olympic was Definitely the Worst Decision Ever She should be still Here Today

[@Torbert_]

Preserving ships as museums was a very rare occurence back then, and Olympic was at the end of her very stretched out life anyway

[@TaigaSpringtrap]

The scrapping actually helped people during the great depression, although a still kinda agree with you.

[@adamnorrthon3711]

Another great and informative video, Olympic is one of my favorite liners, and it’s great to have this almost miniseries about her and the changes that white star line applied(?) to her throughout her career. On a bit of a unreliable note, would it be possible for you to cover Rederiaktiebolaget Sverige-Nordamerika, or as they were know after the name change in 1925, Svenska Amerika Linjen, in english: Swedish American Line. They appear to be almost the small giant of the big companies, with their first two ships being older vessels, the S/S Stockholm, ex Potsdam, purchased in 1915, and sold in 1929, and the S/S Drottningholm, ex Virginian, purchased in 1920 and sold in 1948. After these two ships, all further ocean liners would be new builds and would use diesel power exclusively, including the very first diesel powered ocean liner, the M/S gripsholm of 1923 SAL would go on and be fairly successful until their demise and eventual bankruptcy in the early eighties

[@T4ylorSwiftSongs]

Perfect! I'm a big fan of yours man and please make more animations of the sinking of the Titanic I love your work :D

[@LuGer212]

highly appreciate the Silent Hunter audio used for this

[@thurmanbaseballfuriesleade4302]

I just found out that the eerie music that plays at the beginning of the video is played on the apprehension engine

[@danwat1234]

I don't see a successor video about the Olympic after this one :( great info and presentation as always

[@Young_Dung564]

I always wondered what would happen if Olympic were spared from being scrapped and instead was kept in the Liverpool docks as some sort of museum

[@therailfanman2078]

Great video! It's crazy to think that If that torpedo had detonated that would of been the end of the Olympic class

[@cjford2217]

And to thank her for her service, they chopped her up and turned her into Mini Coopers. I fully understand that not all ships can become museums, but as the sole survivor of her class, and with such a distinguished career... you'd think she would've been saved.

[@CJODell12]

8:12. Also when Adriatic entered service in 1907, she originally ran the Southampton route until Olympic entered service.

[@tommyboyz6291]

Imagine you have PTSD from the Titanic sinking and seeing the Olympics arrive at New York