1918: The Titanic's Sister Ship That Sank a German U-Boat - RMS Olympic
Maritime History Documentary on the RMS Olympic: What do you do when a German submarine surfaces right in front of your troopship carrying 4,000 American soldiers? Captain Bertram Hayes gave the order: Full speed ahead. Ram her. This is the maritime history of White Star Line's RMS Olympic - Titanic's sister ship that refused to sink, survived ramming a World War 1 U-boat, and became the only merchant vessel to deliberately sink an enemy warship in combat. Stand with me in her actual first-class lounge at the White Swan Hotel, Alnwick...