The losses of Titanic and Britannic were devastating for White Star, yet they did endure for a period. They still had Olympic which proved to be a very popular ship, apparently a favourite of Charlie Chaplin. They also recieved two of Germany's liners, the Bismarck and Homeric, as compensation for their wartime loss of Britannic. White Star was still a viable and very popular line after World War I. Although their ships flew the British flag, they were still owned by J.P. Morgan Interests in America until 1926. The Great Depression was what really ruined White Star. By 1935 they needed to join forces with their rival the Cunard Line forming the Cunard White Star Line. They needed to consolidate their fleets and so they eliminated unnecessary or outdated ships. They sent Olympic and Mauretania to the breakers that year. By the 1950's White Star vanished into the Cunard Line. Cunard is still in business today which really says something.