Why are there three values known for Olympic's displacement? And which of the three is the authoritative value?
From lightest to heaviest we have:
From lightest to heaviest we have:
- 52,067 long tons, source unknown (seriously, I can find no online citation for this value)
- 52,160 long tons, sourced from this image of a page from a Harland & Wolff dimensions book
- 52,310 long tons, the commonly accepted value for Titanic's displacement (see above image for conflicting value) here applied to the older sister