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Olympic was built on the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She was the first ship of the Olympic-class liners of the White Star Line Company built in that shipyard. With a gross tonnage of 45,324 (46,439 following repairs), she was 882 ft 9 in (269 m) long and could maintain a service speed of 21 knots (24mph).
One notable incident in the Olympic's record is a 1911 collision with a British warship, the HMS Hawke . Immediately following the collision, which left two compartments filled, the Olympic was able to limp back to Southampton for repairs. At the helm during this incident was captain E. J. Smith, who would famously perish at the helm of the Titanic less than a year later.
During World War I, the Olympic was converted into a troopship. On May 12, 1918, she rammed and sank a German U-boat, the only known sinking of a warship by a merchant vessel during World War I. In 1934Events January-April January 1 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 Einstein visits White House January 26 The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, Ne, having resumed passenger service, she again struck a ship, this time the Nantucket Lightship , which broke apart and sank, killing 7 aboard the smaller ship.
In 1935, the Olympic was withdrawn from service and partially demolished at JarrowJarrow (pronounced "Jarra" by some of the local populace) is a town on the River Tyne, England with a population around 27,000 (2001 Census). It is part of the South Tyneside district of Tyne and Wear. There was a Roman fort on the site in the 1st century, England. In 1937Events January January 1 Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States. January 19 Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, she was towed to InverkeithingInverkeithing is a burgh in Fife, Scotland, located on the Firth of Forth. The port town was founded by King David in the eleventh century, and is today bypassed by the M90 motorway., ScotlandScotland or in Scottish Gaelic, Alba is a country and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom. Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Scotland took part in a p for final scrapping.