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Originally Posted by AG124
The Olympic survived until WW2? Every book I've read on the Titanic stated that the Olympic was scrapped in the UK in 1936. I hope not, as she would make an interesting troopship. 
PS - Whatever happened to the Mauratania? (That might not be spelled correctly...  ) Another interesting troopship for SH3 someday, if she survived that long. |
Yep. I don't recall the exact date but she was definitely gone by WWII. The Mauretania served as a troopship during WWI. She survived two U-boat encounters - one because she was still a liner and the sub commander didn't want to kill civilians, and the other (after her transport conversion) by dodging the torpedo. Like the Olympic, she was eventually scrapped after the war. I could be wrong, but by WWII there were probably no four-funneled liners left, and very few three-funnelers.