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Posted Thursday, September 21, 2023
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On This Day in History - September 20, 1911
September 20, 1911 #OTD The massive White Star ocean liner RMS Olympic collided with the British cruiser HMS Hawke at the Solent, the narrow strait near Southampton, and was badly damaged. The captain of the Olympic was Edward J. Smith, who would later be assigned to the White Star liner RMS Titanic, and who died after that ship sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912. The White Star Line was successfully sued for damages to the Hawke after investigators determined that the Olympic had failed to yield the right of way to the smaller ship. In repairing the Olympic, the White Star Line delayed the completion and scheduled March 20, 1912, maiden voyage of the Titanic by 20 days. One historian speculated later that, "If the Hawke and the Olympic had never met, neither would the iceberg and the Titanic." Pictured: Images documenting the damage to Olympic (left) and Hawke (right) following their collision (alternate view).
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