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Olympic Class Building Programme

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1908Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1908

Joseph Bruce Ismay1908

Liverpool · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Supports the decision to build Olympic-class liners, including Titanic, for White Star Line's North Atlantic service.

Names involved

Joseph Bruce Ismay

Provenance

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