This day in history: The White Star Line ship RMS Olympic collided with the British warship HMS Hawke on this day in 1911. The White Star Line, a British shipping company, also owned the Titanic, which would famously sink months later in April 1912. These are actually two of many mishaps the White Star Line would have. Their RMS Tayleur, described as "the first Titanic", sank on her maiden voyage in 1854. Of more than 650 aboard, only 280 survived. The SS Royal Standard hit an iceberg in 1864. The RMS Atlantic sank in 1873, killing 562 passengers. The RMS Republic collided with another ship in 1909. This ship was equipped with a new Marconi wireless telegraphy transmitter, and issued a CQD distress call, resulting in the saving of around 1,500 lives. The HMHS Britannic suffered an explosion on 1916 with a loss of 30 lives. The SS Naronic went missing in 1911.
Despite all of this, the White Star Line still prospered.
See also: Mysteries of the Sea - 200 Books on DVDrom
Maritime Superstitions by H.R. Woestyn 1906
The Sea and its Legends by Benjamin Taylor 1900
The Mystery of the "Mary Celeste" by John E Watkins 1919
The Flying Dutchman and Other Legends of the Sea 1897
The Phantom Ship by Elliott O'Donnell 1911
The Story of the Haunted Ship by Wilhelm Hauff 1890
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