Hello,

I'd hardly say Olympic was 'crumbling.' While she showed signs of age, as did her contemporaries such as Aquitania, Mauretania and Berengaria, by the 1930s, overall she was in a good condition. In 1935, her engineers appear to have been unanimous that her engines were performing better than ever before; and her 1934 BOT survey indicated that there were no major problems with her. Indeed, it was considered whether to use her as a floating hotel in the summer of 1935. However, for whatever reason, it fell through.

Best wishes,

Mark.

when i say "crumbling" i don't mean it like the crumbling of bread. i mean she was falling apart, nad that it would have cost more money to fix her than they would have made as a hotel.

Hi Edward9139,

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Yes, I'm aware that you didn't. However, I disagree. The Board of Trade did not see her as falling apart. As for the idea about the hotel, without the existance of a contemporary cost analysis it's hardly something we can talk about with any certainty. Indeed, we don't know why the scheme did not happen.

Best wishes,

Mark.

according to my resources there were many cracks found in the ship's hull. has anyone else heard this?

Hi Edward 9193,

Yes, some cracks were detected. However, there's a great difference between a ship showing the kind of age-related problems of a large passenger liner and a ship that's 'falling apart.' That's the totality of what I'm saying -- see my post above on the 1934-35 reports.

Best wishes,

Mark.

Sorry. that's basically what i meant. i guess i exaggerated too much.

Hello,

Yes, I think it was a big exaggeration. To be fair to you, many people have said similar things online. These things always need to be looked at in their entirety -- for instance, Olympic's 1934-35 records as well as her 1930-31 records; and the records of her contemporaries.

Best wishes,

Mark.

my point was that it was damaged and kept running into things. if it kept up at that rate then it would've fallen apart. i sould've just said that in the first place.

Hello,

>>my point was that it was damaged and kept running into things. if it kept up at that rate then it would've fallen apart. i sould've just said that in the first place.<<

I'd hardly say Olympic kept running into things. The Nantucket Lightship would be an exception. However, while she hit the Lightship in 1934 and the U103 in 1918, neither incident caused lasting damage as repairs were completed afterwards. Collisions, minor and major, are part of any liner's life. You can see that by checking out other liners' records for comparison. So yes, she had her share of collisions; but, after 1920, other than the Fort St George incident when the stern frame was replaced (and was noted as sound in 1933-35), none caused any serious or lasting damage.

Best wishes,

Mark.

under Capt. Huge David there was a minor 1st class state-fire. other than that iguess your right. she had a pretty good record