Captain Clarke testing lifeboats on Olympic

Captain Clarke, representing the Board of Trade, testing the lifeboats on the RMS Olympic'. Following the disaster on the Titanic, White Star Line made many safety modifications to Olympic, including more lifeboats. Olympic was launched by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, in 1910 and at 882 foot long and weighing 45, 000 tons, became the largest vessel then afloat. She was operated on the Atlantic service, between Britain and North America, from 1911 to 1914. From 1915 to 1918 Olympic gave service as a troop ship, then returned to work on the Atlantic service. She was retired and scrapped in 1935

Afloat Launched Lifeboats Modifications Operated Representing Retired Returned Scrapped Tons Weighing

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