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[QUOTE="Mark Baber, post: 40791, member: 79063"]
[i]The New York Times, 15 June 1911[/i] 
 
[b]THE OLYMPIC SAILS[/b] 
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Largest Completed Vessel Afloat Begins Her Maiden Voyage 
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LONDON, June 14---Despite the efforts of the strike leaders to hold her 
up, the Olympic of the White Star Line, the largest completed steamer 
afloat, got away from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York early 
this afternoon. 
 
Even this morning there was some doubt as to whether the Olympic would 
sail on time, bur a settlement with her deckhands was finally 
effected.  Great crowds witnessed the departure of the new craft and 
gave her a rousing sendoff.  She carried 450 saloon passengers, a 
record for a westward voyage in June.  J. Bruce Ismay, Chairman and 
Managing Director of the White Star Line, is on board, as are many 
Americans who decided not to wait for the coronation ceremonies. 
 
The Olympic is due in New York next Wednesday. 
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The Olympic and the Titanic, sister ships of the White Star Line, are 
the largest vessels in the world, the gross tonnage of each being about 
45,000, or about 12,000 tons more than the Mauretania.  Both vessels 
were built at Belfast by Harland & Wolff.  The Titanic has been 
launched, and will enter the transatlantic service in the Autumn. 
 
The length of each overall is 882 feet 9 inches, and between 
perpendiculars 850 feet, the extreme breadth is 92 feet, and the depth 
molded 64 feet 6 inches.  They are propelled at a continuous sea speed 
of 21 knots, by three screws, the two outer ones being driven by two 
sets of triple expansion reciprocating engines, while the central one is 
worked by a Parsons exhaust steam turbine.  The total horsepower is 
about 46,000. 
 
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