HMS Olympic - 2 waves at bow, 2 waves in mid-ships
Reference Number: si 512
Godden Number: not listed
Sprake Number: not listed
Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
H.M.S. OLYMPIC.
Length 883 ft. Breadth 92½ ft. Tonnage 46359. Speed 22½ Knots.
WOVEN IN SILK
H.M.S. OLYMPIC.
Length 883 ft. Breadth 92½ ft. Tonnage 46359. Speed 22½ Knots.
{same postcard but omitting ship statistics}
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
H.M.S. OLYMPIC.
WOVEN IN SILK
H.M.S. OLYMPIC.
HMS Olympic - 2 waves at bow only
Reference Number: si 514
Godden Number: not listed
Sprake Number: not listed
Not recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
H.M.S. OLYMPIC.
Length 883 feet. Breadth 92½ feet. Tonnage 46359. Speed 22½ knots.
WOVEN IN SILK
H.M.S. OLYMPIC.
Length 883 feet. Breadth 92½ feet. Tonnage 46359. Speed 22½ knots.
The White Star Line Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic. She had an eventful career by first colliding with the Royal Navy cruiser Hawke, on her 5th voyage, and also ramming a German 'U' Boat during World War 1. She backed into the Fort St. George in New York harbour in 1924, and took out the Nantucket Light Ship in 1934.
The Olympic did, however, assist with the rescue of the crew of the Battleship Audacious after the battleship hit a mine. The Olympic tried to tow the sinking battleship but the tow lines kept parting.
The designation HMS rather than RMS on the card may date it to the World War 1 period when she was a troopship.
The design of ship si512 is the same as si516.
The design of ship si514 is the same as si518.
