Hi MGY friend,

I'm glad I was of some help to you.

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I am aware that a 1929 proposal to glass-in the promenade deck on Olympic (following the 1928 glassing-in of Majestic's deck) was discounted on cost grounds, as WSL was stretched financially by then and Olympic's passenger lists were satisfactory so it wasn't worth it.

As for the pre-war period, I think Titanic was partly the answer, yet in light of Olympic's abundant enclosed promenade space on B-deck there was no need for additional enclosed promenade space; and the lifeboats, lowered the length of the boat deck, could be loaded more easily from A-deck when it was open.

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That's commonly suggested, yes; on the other hand, it also ensured some enclosed promenade space (with B-deck now used for suites), and raised her gross tonnage.

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Part of the answer lies, again, in differences. Britannic had some enclosed promenade areas on B-deck *forward*, more than Titanic but not as much as Olympic, while she had gantry davits that reduced the need to use A-deck for loading.

Best wishes,

Mark.