The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-23
THE WORLDS
LARGEST STEAMER
LAUNCH OF THE WHITE STAR
LINES TRlPlE-SCREW S. s..
"oLYMPlC" AT BELFAST.

Belfast, ireland, oct. 22-The
White Star Lines giant steamer
Olympic" was launched successfully
today. Thousands Of spectators
watched the monster hull glide swiftly
down the ways. The Olympic" is the
largest steamer now afloat.
Tho White Star Lines triple-screw
steamer Olympic" exceeds by nearly
100 feet in length and $4,000 tons any
other ship afloat. Her principal di
mensions are:
Feet
Length over all............ SS21z
breadth over all............. 9219
Breadth over boat deck. ....... "a
Height from bottom OF keel to
boat deck .........,...'.'.. ~
Height from bottom Of keel to
top OF Captains house....... 100 Y
Height of tunnels above casing u
Height of tunnels above boat
deck Observation-Disclosures. 8l1a
Distance from top of funnel to
keel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 40
Number of steel decks.....,.. IL
Number of watertlght bulkheads 10
The gigantic measurements of this
vessel are best appreciated when 1t
its known that in length the "Olym-
pic" overtops the height of the Metro
politan Tower in New York by lo2
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
Yosemite Valley. Indeed, If the
Olympic" and her sistor-vosscl 'Il-
tanic" (soon to be launched were
placed end TO end under the Brooklyn
Bridge, they would completely block
the East River ana extend over the
shore one hundred feet on each SIDE.
1t is also interesting to note that the
length of each of these ships is four
times the height of Bunker Hill Monu-
ment.
In each ship three million steel riy-
cts. weighing in all 1900 tons, have
been employed to bind the massive
steel plates, insuring the greatest sta
bllity; and the rudder OF each vessel
weights 100 tons, yet will be moved
by electricity almost as lightly as a
feather.
These monsters of the deep viii
each accommodate $500 passengers,
carrying crew OF $50. and because
of the enormous size Of the ships the
accommodations both rs regards the
several public apartments and the pas
senger statcrooms, will be exception
ally spacious, while the beauty and
luxury of the appointments will sur
pass anything hitherto attempted. Spe-
cial attractions. such as Turkish and
electric bath establishments, swimming
pools, tennis courts, sun parlors,
sports decks and palm courts, will
be provided In addition TO restaurants,
dining saloons, lounges, smoking
apartments. elevators, etc, all OF
which will add TO the pleasure of
a voyage on these maryels OF marine
achievement.
The Olympic" and Titanic" VIII
DO propelled by unique combination
OF reciprocatlng engines with n low
pressure turbine. such as the White
Star Line has employed SO success
fully on its Canadian Service steamer
'Laurentic." Ey this ingenious sys-
TEN vibration Is eliminated and NAL
de.mer conquered. \ speed of %
knots per hour will be maintained.
Since the advent of the Great
Eastern" in 1857 no steamer has ere
ated such general interest as the
Olympic" not only ON account of her
surprising size, but also because of
tho immense forward steps thus mark
ed IN other lines of marine accom-.
plishment. the outcome of many cen
turtles of conflict with the sea.
The Olympic will join the White
Star Lines mail service between
New York, Plymouth. Chcrborug and
southampton next summer, followed
by the Titanic" IN the early fall.
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