German Navy 2, White Star Line 1

[bellinghman]

I note that two White Star liners were sunk by enemy action during WWI (Arabic torpedoed off Kinsale and Britannic struck a mine off Greece), but also that RMS Olympic herself got lucky, was missed by a torpedo, and then rammed and sank the submarine responsible (U-103).

Mind you, Olympic did seem to ram everything in sight. She had a go at taking out HMS Hawke in 1911, and nailed the Nantucket Lightship in 1934. Bearing in mind that her sistership Titanic achieved immortality by having a go at an iceberg, perhaps the entire Olympic class was the maritime equivalent of a pitbull.

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[the-magician.livejournal.com]

My birthday is April 8th, the Titanic struck the iceberg on the 14th (before midnight) and sank on the 15th. April Fools day is April 1st. 1-8-15, seven days between each, so I always say I'm halfway between a fool and a disaster ... :-)

Don't worry, you have nothing to worry about in your relationSHIP (aiiieee!!!!)

[sparrowsion]

I'm trying not to think about the fact that Captain Edward Smith is one of the famous sons of my home town….