The White Star Line is infamous for its biggest failure, the Titanic, but less known for the sister war cruisers Olympia and Britannic which are still kept in Liverpool Naval, a subsidiary of the WSL. Established in Liverpool by John Pilkington and Henry Wilson, it was focused on gathering gold from the UK-Australia route for the Freemasons to use in their projects. It became bankrupt in 1868 and was bought by an anarchist who wanted to build a fleet to conquer the entire world. There were several failed attempts, like the RMS Taylor, which crashed into Lambay Island off the coast of Ireland.
The Oceanic class was constructed in the 1870's for this purpose. The most powerful, Adraitic, actually fought for the anarchist in an attempt to disrupt American trade lines.
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The White Star Line soon became involved with emigration and would take in illegal immigrants. Half of the passengers on the Titanic were illegally present.
The Titanic, Olympic,and Britannic were part of the Olympia class, a final step. Alas, with the sinking of the Titanic (see separate article) the other two ships had to go into hiding and be improved upon. The Britannic was reportedly sunk in 1916 on the coast of Greece and Olympic was scuttled in 1934, the same year the WLS merged with its rival, the Cunard Line.
With its attempt in 2005 to become part of the Alliance of Treason, it is unknown what will be the outcome. Rumors of a terribly powerful warship have been circulating, but they are not verified...yet.
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