Evening journal., 1910-10-20
LAUNCH WORLDS
LARGEST SHIP
White Star Liner Olympic y
Takes to Water at
Belfast To-day
ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR $500 PASSENGERS

BELFAST, Ireland, Oct 2O.-The
White Star Lines giant steamer
Olympic" was launched successfully
to-day. Thousands Of spectators
watched the monster hull glide swiftly
down the ways. The Olympic is
the largest steamer now ahoat
The White Star Lines J-iple-screw
steamer Olympic" exceeds by nearly
100 feet in length and 10000 tons any
other ship afoat. Her principal di-
mensions are:
Length over all. $50 10 feet;
breadth over all, 80 IL feet; breadth
over boat deck. "a feet; height from
bottom of keel to boat deck, 81 feqt;
height from bottom of keel to top of
captains house, 105 IL feet; height
OF tunnels above casing, " feet;
height of tunnels above boat deck,
81 IL feet; distance from top of fun
mel to keel. 175 feet; number Of steel
decks, IL number of wate-tght bulk
heads, 10.
The gigantic measurements OF this
vessel are best appreciated when it is
known that in length the Olympic
overtops the height of the Metropolis
tan Tower i'm New ork by 1872 feet, is
twice as long as the height of the
dome of st. Peters at Rome. and
equals in length the total drop of the
famous Bridal Veil Fall in the Yose-
mite Valley. Indeed, if the Olympic"
and her sister-vessel Titanic" tsoon
to be launched were placed end to
end under the Brooklyn bridge. they
would completely block the East river.
. L-
dred foet on each side. j. is also in
tefosting to note that the length ot
each of these ships is four time the
height of Bunker Hill Monument.
IN each ship taree million steel
rivets. weighing i'm ali 1900 IONS,
have been employed 10 bind the mas
sive steel plates, insuring the great
est stability; and the rnsldar r. OF each
vessel weighs 100 tons. yet will be
moved by electricity almost as lightly
as a feather.
These monsters Of the deep will
each accommodate $500 passengers
carrying a crew OF $50. and because Of
the enormous size % the ships the az
cOmmodations, both as regards The
several public apartments and the
passenger staterooms, will be cNcep-
tionally spacious while the beauty
and luxury of the appointments viii
surpass anything hitherto attempted.
Special attractions. such as Turkish
and electric basn establishments
swimming pools. tennis courts. sun
parlors, sports decks and palm courts,
will be provided in addition TO res
taurants, dining saloons. lounges,
smoking apartments. elevators. etc
all OF which VIII add much % thg
pleasure of a voyage on these Inarveis
of marine achievement.
The Olympic" and Titanic" viii
be propelled by unique combination
of reciprocaung engines with a low
pressure turbine. such as the White
Star Line has employed so successful
ly on its Canadian service steamer
'Laurentic BY this ingenious sys
tenn vibration is eliminated and NAL
| de-mer conquered A speed of ?.
knots per hour will be maintained.
Since the advent Of the "Grea
Eastern" i'm 1858 no steamer hal
created such general interest as th'
Olympic" not only on account of he
surprising size, but also because o
the immense forward steps thu
marked in other lines of marine ac
complishment, the outcome of man,
centuries OF conflict with the sea.
The Olympic" will join the Whit
Star Lines mail service between New
York, Plymouth. Cherbourg an,
Southampton next summer, followe,
by the Titanic in the early fall.