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Why did they want to build the titanic bigger than the olympic?
Titanic was not built bigger than Olympic. She enclosed her promenade deck, claiming more air and creating a little more gross tonnage, resulting in a larger classification, but she was the same size.
Is the titanic larger than the britanic?
No. The Britannic was launched 2 years after the death of Titanic and since several improvements were added to both the Olympic and Britannic lifeboat wise, the Britannic became at least 3 inches larger than the Titanic.
Was the Titanic larger than the iceberg?
Titanic was heavier than any other ship of the time, thus making it the largest ship in the world. It had a NEARLY identical sister ship called the Olympic, which was the same size, but several tons lighter. Therefore, Titanic was the biggest ship in the world, because it was heavier than any other ship.
Did Titanic have any sisters?
Yes. Titanis herself was the second in a line that would eventually include three ships built from the same designs. The class of ships were called the Olympic class liners. Each one was slightly larger than the last. Titanic outweighed the first sister Olympic however Britannic (originally Gigantic) Was larger in weight and in length due to the refitting required after the Titanic disaster.
Was it Olympic that sank and not Titanic?
No. Titanic sank; the Olympic did not.
How were the Titanic and Olympic were built?
t titanic and olympic were built side by side with olympic in shipyard number 400 and titanic in 401
Was the olympic and the titanic built side by side?
No. The Olympic made its maiden voyage on June 14, 1911, 10 months before Titanic launched its maiden voyage. But the Olympic and Titanic are sister ships because they were built in the same class and nearly all of its interior was exactly the same. The Titanic was only a few inches bigger than the Olympic
What was the second ship after the titanic?
i'm not sure but, what i'm sure about is some day a bigger ship that the titanic will be made.CorrectionTitanic was the largest passenger ship at that time, but many, many ships since have been considerably larger.
In the Titanic's time was a ship bigger than the Titanic?
During The Titanic's time it was the biggest ship around, closely followed by its sister ship "The Olympic"
Was the RMS Mauretania a sister ship to the Lusitania and the Titanic?
No the Mauritania and Lusitania are from a differenent company than the Titanic! Titanic's sister sips are The Olympic and The Britannic!
What are the Titanic's two sisters?
Titanic had two sister ships; the sister ships were the Britannic and the Olympic.
Did the Titanic and Olympic get switched?
No. Both ships were built alongside each other, with Olympic being completed first. However, they did replace Olympic's propeller shaft by taking the one off Titanic (stemming from a collision with the HMS Hawke). Later, Olympic lost a propeller blade, and it was again taken from Titanic. Both acquisitions delayed Titanic's maiden voyage until April 2012.
