<Tr> <Td> Crew: </Td> <Td> 944 crew members (maximum) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Notes: </Td> <Td> Approximate cost 7.5 million (USD) (approx. $199,385,678.65 in 2016 prices) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Olympic - class ocean liners were a trio of British ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line during the early 20th century . They were Olympic (1911), Titanic (1912), and Britannic (1915). All three were designed to be the largest and most luxurious passenger ships in the world, designed to give White Star an advantage in the transatlantic passenger trade . Two were lost early in their careers: Titanic sank in 1912 on her maiden voyage, after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean, and Britannic in 1916, after hitting a mine laid by the minelayer submarine U-73 in a barrier off Kea in the Aegean Sea during World War I. Olympic, the lead vessel, had a career spanning 24 years and was retired in 1934 and sold for scrapping in 1935 . </P> <P> Although the two younger vessels did not have successful careers, they are among the most famous ocean liners ever built . Both Olympic and Titanic briefly enjoyed the distinction of being the largest ships in the world; Olympic would be the largest British - built ship in the world for over 20 years until the launch of RMS Queen Mary in 1936 . Titanic's story has been adapted into many books and films . Britannic has also inspired a film of the same name . </P>

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