Hi there,
I saw from the Times of 21 September 1911 that one of the Olympic's passengers at the time of the collision with HMS Hawke in the Solent was a Mr Waldorf Astor, then a Conservative member of the House of Commons. I wonder if he is any relation to John Jacob Astor who, as we all...
I spent a very enjoyable hour or so looking through the London Times' reports of the Olympic's early months of sailing. It took you back in time to see reports about the "new White Star Liner" Olympic along with reports about the forth coming Coronation of George V and Queen Mary with a map of...