13 actual facts about the Titanic that will shock you! (With Pictures)

7. Titanic Had Sisters

The RMS Titanic was part of a trio of sister ships, the White Star Liners. The other two ships were the RMS Olympic and the HMHS Brittanic. Olympic was the first of the three ships to launch, and set sail on June 14, 1911 to New York. In September of the same year, Olympic collided with a cruiser, and had to be repaired. After the sinking of the Titanic, the government issued more safety features to be more prevalent on cruise ships. The other sister ship, Britannic, hit a mine on November 21, 1916 and it sank, regardless of all safety procedures that were added on to it.