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by wickedwillie on January 30th, 2004

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Did the Titanic have any sister ships?

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  • by wickedwillie on January 31st, 2004

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    Yes. The White Star line decided to build three identical ships, from the one set of plans that the Harland and Wolff company was preparing. These ships were later given the names "Titanic", "Olympic", and "Britannic".

    It was common for steamship companies to build several ships from the same plans. A lot of money was saved since the engineers only had to draw up one set of drawings. And more important, it allowed steamship lines to offer "balanced weekly service".

    Of course, as the ships are built, the newer ships are modified to improve on the earlier ones. Olympic came out in 1911, and when the Titanic made her maiden voyage in 1912, several changes were made in the latter ship's design including the addition of more luxury suites and enclosing the forward Promenade deck.

    The third ship, named Britannic, was heavily modified in light of the Titanic disaster, with additional watertight bulkheads and new lifeboat arrangements.

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