Editing RMS Olympic (section)

== Features ==
{{Main|Olympic-class ocean liner#Specification}}
[[File:Grand Staircase aboard the RMS Olympic (William H. Rau 1911).jpg|alt=|thumb|The Grand Staircase of ''Olympic'']]

''Olympic'' was designed as a luxury ship; ''Titanic''{{'s}} passenger facilities, fittings, deck plans and technical facilities were largely identical to ''Olympic'', although with some small variations.<ref name="titanico">{{cite web|url=http://www.titanicandco.com/olympic.html|title=RMS Olympic – The Old Reliable|work=titanicandco.com|access-date=19 April 2012|archive-date=14 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514050845/http://www.titanicandco.com/olympic.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[First class travel|first-class]] passengers enjoyed luxurious cabins, and some were equipped with private bathrooms. First-class passengers could have meals in the ship's large and luxurious dining saloon or in the more intimate A La Carte Restaurant. There was a lavish [[Grand Staircase of the Titanic|Grand Staircase]], built only for the ''Olympic''-class ships, along with three lifts that ran behind the staircase down to E deck,<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/titanic/page58.htm ''Les escaliers de 1 Classe''], le Site du Titanic. Retrieved 30 July 2009</ref> a [[Georgian architecture|Georgian-style]] smoking room, a Veranda Café decorated with palm trees,<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/titanic/page24#lieux ''La Vie à bord du Titanic''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106102335/https://titanic.pagesperso-orange.fr/page24#lieux |date=6 January 2021 }}, le Site du Titanic. Retrieved 30 July 2009</ref> a swimming pool, [[Victorian Turkish baths|Victorian Turkish bath]],<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/titanic/page76 ''Les Bains Turcs et la Piscine''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106102335/https://titanic.pagesperso-orange.fr/page76 |date=6 January 2021 }}, le Site du Titanic. Retrieved 30 July 2009</ref> gymnasium,<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/titanic/page145 ''Le Gymnase''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106102430/https://titanic.pagesperso-orange.fr/page145 |date=6 January 2021 }}, le Site du Titanic. Retrieved 30 July 2009</ref> and several other places for meals and entertainment.

The second-class facilities included a smoking room, a library, a spacious dining room, and a lift.<ref name="thegreatoceanliners"/><ref name="Olympiclikecity">[http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/olympic-like-city.html New York Times – Olympic Like A City – 18 June 1911] encyclopedia-titanica.org</ref>

Finally, the third-class passengers enjoyed reasonable accommodation compared to other ships. Instead of large dormitories offered by most ships of the time, the third-class passengers of ''Olympic'' travelled in cabins containing two to ten bunks. Facilities for the third class included a smoking room, a common area, and a dining room.<ref name="thegreatoceanliners"/><ref name="Olympiclikecity"/>

''Olympic'' had a cleaner, sleeker look than other ships of the day: rather than fitting her with bulky exterior air vents, Harland and Wolff used smaller air vents with electric fans, with a "dummy" fourth funnel used for additional ventilation. For the power plant Harland and Wolff employed a combination of [[reciprocating engines]] with a centre low-pressure [[steam turbine|turbine]], as opposed to the steam turbines used on Cunard's ''Lusitania'' and ''Mauretania''.{{sfn|Chirnside|2004|p=28}} White Star had successfully tested this engine configuration on the earlier liner {{SS|Laurentic|1908|6}}, where it was found to be more economical than expansion engines or turbines alone. ''Olympic'' consumed 650 tons of coal per 24 hours with an average speed of 21.7 knots on her maiden voyage, compared to 1,000 tons of coal per 24 hours for both ''Lusitania'' and ''Mauretania''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/cunard6.html|title=RMS Mauretania}}</ref>