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Some of the years for each vessel may look off, but the years are based on the years they were launched, I will also explain the fates of these vessels, some may be positive, expected, or negative


RMS Oceanic (1899 - 1914)
Fate: Ran aground in September of 1914 off the island of Foula while serving as an armed merchant cruiser in World War I, and was lost

RMS Celtic (1901 - 1928)
Fate: Ran aground off of Cohn Ireland in December of 1928, and was scrapped on site

RMS Adriatic (1906 - 1935)
Fate: Sold for scrap after 29 years at sea

RMS Olympic (1910 - 1935, sister ship to the Titanic)
Fate: Sold for scrap after 24 years at sea

RMS Titanic (1911 - 1912)
Fate: Sank on April 15th 1912 after striking an iceberg. About 1500 of the 2,200 souls were killed

HMHS Britannic (1914 - 1916, sister ship to the Titanic and Olympic)
Fate: Sank on November 21st 1916 after striking a mine while serving as a hospital ship in World War I. 30 of the 1,066 souls on board were killed

MV Britannic (1929 - 1960)
Fate: Sold for scrap after 30 years at sea. She was the last ship to sail under the white star flag

MV Georgic (1931 - 1956)
Fates: Bombed and sunk during a German bombing raid in World War II. The liner was scrapped in 1956 after 24 years at sea

RMS Carpathia (1902 - 1918, rescued 700 passengers of the Titanic)
Fate: Torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-55 in 1918

RMS Lusitania (1906 - 1915, was the first ocean liner to be powered by steam turbines)
Fate: Torpedoed and sunk by U-20 on May 7th 1915. 1,198 of the 1959 souls on board were killed

RMS Mauretania (1906 - 1935)
Sold for scrap along with her rival, Olympic, after 28 years at sea

RMS Aquitania (1913 - 1950, served in both World war I and World War II)
Fate: Sold for scrap after 35 years at sea. She was the last 4 funneled ship in service

RMS Queen Mary (1934 - Today)
Fates: Sold to the City of Long Beach California to be used as a floating hotel and museum. Closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is currently undergoing repairs (Edit: As of April 2023, the Queen Mary has since reopened)

RMS Queen Elizabeth (1938 - 1972)
Fate: Caught fire and was destroyed while undergoing conversations to become a floating university

SS Imperator (1912 - 1946)
Fates: Handed over to Cunard as a war reparation, and renamed Berengaria. It was sold for scrap in 1939, but was not completed until 1946 due to World War II

SS Vaterland (1913 - 1946)
Fates: Seized by U.S. officials and renamed USS Leviathan from 1917 to 1918 in World War I. It was turned over to the United States Lines as a war reparation from Germany, and sold for scrap in 1938. Scrapping was completed in 1946

SS Bismarck (1914 - 1943)
Fates: Handed over to the white star line as a war reparation for the loss of HMHS Britannic. Caught fire and sank in 1939 and was scrapped in 1943

SS Europa (1928 - 1963)
Fates: Handed over to France as a war reparation and renamed Liberté. Retired in 1962 after 32 years at sea, and was sold for scrap the following year

SS Bremen (1928 - 1946)
Fates: Caught fire and was partially scrapped in 1941. The remains were sunk in 1946 and are still visible today at low tide

SS Rex (1931 - 1944)
Fate: Bombed by allied forces in World War II, and partially sank

SS Andrea Doria (1951 - 1956)
Fate: Sank in 1956 due to a collision with the SS Stockholm. 51 people, 46 from the Andrea Doria, and 5 from the Stockholm, were killed

SS Normandie (1932 - 1942)
Fate: Caught fire and capsized while undergoing conversations to a troopship

SS France (1960 - 1974)
Fates: Laid up in 1974 after 12 years of service under the French Line. Sold to Norwegian Cruise Lines in 1979 after 5 years out of service, and was renamed "Norway"

SS Norway (Formerly the SS France) (1960 - 2008)
Fates: Bought from the French Line in 1979 and renamed "Norway". Out of service in 2003 following a boiler explosion, and scrapped in 2008 after 23 years sailing as the Norway

SS America (1939 - 2005)
Fates: Sold numerous times before 1979 until being laid up in the 1980s. The liner was purchased by an unknown buyer in 1992, and was renamed the American Star. The ship was towed to Thailand, but during the journey, set to last 3 months, the ship broke away from her tug, and was wrecked off of Fuerteventura in 1994 and declared a total loss after it broke in half. The stern section collapsed in 1996 and the bow section collapsed in 2005

SS United States (1951 - Today)
Fates: Pulled out of service in 1969 after 17 years at sea. From 1978, she was sold to a number of different owners, and was laid up in Philadelphia USA in 1996 where she remains today. The liner was purchased in 2011 by the SS United States Conservancy.