Olympic Limited 40"

• 40" long x 6 " Wide x 16 " High
• Not a toy - This is an authentic accurate replica of the Olympic.
• This Olympic model ship has amazing details and accuracy such as:
  • Accurate crows nest and lifeboats
  • The name Olympic on the bow
  • Metal Propellers
  • Cloth UK, White Star Lines and US flags that were flown as she sailed
  • Solid metal propellers and railing
  • Lifeboats, vents, wood ladders, skylights, water tower, smokestacks and more.
  • Additional rigging added to mimic exactly the actual Olympic ship
• Built with rare, high quality woods such as birch, maple and yellow siris.
• Model rests on, and can be removed from, a sturdy wood base
• To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual ship.
• Plank on frame construction (a painstaking process where each individual plank is added to the hull of the ship model one at a time).

The Olympic and Britannic were the sister ships of the RMS Titanic. The Olympic was launched before the Titanic, and unlike her unlucky sister Titanic, which sank on April 14/15, 1912,She has a long and illustrious career, earning herself the nickname "Old Reliable". The third sister, Britannic, was not so lucky, and sank while serving as a hospital ship!

The following statistics and short history is taken from the book "The Atlantic Liners" by Frederick Emmons, (1972) Drake Publishers or (1984) Bonanaza Books:

"RMS Olympic - Built: 1911 -:- In service: 1911-1935
Gross Registered Tonnage: 45,324 (46,439 after 1912/13 alterations)
Length and Breadth: 883ft x 92ft -:- Number of Screws: Triple screw
Type of Engines: combination triple expansion engines and turbine -:- Service speed: 23 knots
Built by Harland and Wolff -:- Maiden Voyage: Southampton - New York, 14 June 1911.

Timeline:

• Badly damaged in collision with cruiser H M S Hawke off Portsmouth, 20 September 1911.
• Extensively rebuilt after loss of sister Titanic in 1912.
• Converted to troopship September 1915.
• Rammed and sank the German submarine U-103, 12 May 1918.
• Resumed passenger service July 1920.
• Transferred to Cunard - White Star Line 1934.
• Rammed and sank the Nantucket Lightship with all hands during thick fog, 16 May 1934. (7 killed, or 7 of 11 depending on the source!)
• Withdrawn from service and partially broken up at Jarrow 1935
• Towed to Inverkeithing for final demolition/scrapping 1937.