Titanic & Her Sisters Olympic & Britannic [Hardcover]

Tom McCluskie (Author), Michael Sharpe (Author), Leo Marriott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1999

A definitive account of the three sister ships Olympic, Brittannic, and Titanic, from the events that shaped their construction to the present-day movie and salvage of the Titanic's wreck. Written by the Archive Manager for Harland & Wolff, builders of the Titanic, this volume contains rare black-and-white photographs of the three vessels as well as stills from the recent blockbuster movie. Comprehensive reference materials, including lists and biographies of Titanic's passengers and crew, her cargo manifest, and a bibliography. Over 500 photographs and illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Pr (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571451757
• ISBN-13: 978-1571451750
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,226,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for any White Star Line/ Olympic Class collector., October 20, 1999

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"adak3" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Titanic & Her Sisters Olympic & Britannic (Hardcover)

Tom McCluskie retired from the archive department of Harland Wolff,(the company that built the Olympic Class Liners)and co-writers do a fine job in providing history of Harland & Wolff, The White Star Line (Oceanic Steam Navagation Company)and technical and ancedotal notes on the building of these great liners. Photos not often seen are included through out the book. This is a must have book for any White Star Line - Titanic, Olympic and Britannic collector. Don't forget to check out Tom's other books "Anotomy of the Titanic" and "The Wall Chart of the Titanic"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Olympic-class photo reference book, May 10, 2005

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Dan Cherry (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Titanic & Her Sisters Olympic & Britannic (Hardcover)

If one is seeking a comprehensive book on the Olympic-class liner, this volume is vital to one's collection. Many rarely-printed images are offered alongside the popular pictures of Olympic, the lesser-photographed Titanic, as well as the even less-imaged Britannic. Many of the pictures are of Olympic, from her keel-laying through her fitting out, being the first of the three sisters launched. For those interested in the Titanic's building, launch and outfitting, where images of ship #401 are not in existence, Olympic, hull #400 helps bring a better visualization of Harland & Wolff's work to put these vessels on the sea.

A word of caution to those looking for a flawless historical reference guide - the book's captions are woven with mid-identifications; all three sisters are mis-labeled throughout the book, and a photograph of a Cunard hospital ship is wrongly referred to as Britannic. Despite the snafus in editing, the pictures alone puts this book on my shelf right next to "Titanic, An Illustrated History", "The Last Days of Titanic", and "Ghosts of the Abyss".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have in the Titanic collection, March 26, 2003

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Lori Ann Troutman (Lebanon, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Titanic & Her Sisters Olympic & Britannic (Hardcover)

I have lots of books about different ships in the early 1900's and tons of books on Titanic and this one is one of my favorites.I liked how all three ships are together and there are some rare photos.There are photos of the ships going through construction, in dry dock and at launch. There is lots of interesting information listed about the White Star Line as well.