White Star, Cunard and World War I
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White Star and Cunard were fierce competitors, but that was put aside with the start of WWI.
Aquitania collided with the USS Shaw, cutting off 90 ft of her bow, mangling her bridge and setting her on fire.
The torpedo did not explode. Olympic pulled a Chuck Norris on a torpedo.
She would be renamed from USS Leviathan to SS Leviathan. And she would remain in passenger service until her scrapping in 1937.
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White Star and Cunard were fierce competitors, but that was put aside with the start of WWI. After the outbreak of The Great War, The British Admiralty requisitioned ships from both companies to contribute to the war effort. We look at 5 of the more famous ships and share a few facts about each ships wartime service. 0:00 Intro and news 13:00 This week in history 21:16 Aquitania 30:08 Britannic 37:24 Lusitania 39:49 Mauretania 48:40 Olympic 1:04:37 Surprise ship! #history #historic #historyfacts #historical #ships #ship #boat #boats #ship #ships #vessel #war #worldwar #titanic #maritime #maritimehistory #military #militaryhistory #navy