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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[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

my favourite conspiracy theory ever

Now I'm not aware of that one.

[epocalypse.livejournal.com]

It's utter bunkum but a fun read. The Olympic's collision with the Hawke resulted in her being substituted with Titanic and then sunk in an insurance scam, but it went horribly wrong.

This page has a pretty good summary of it and Richard Hammond did a nice show looking into it.