David S Poepoe
Banned
The White Star Line had originally ordered three ocean liners which were to be named Olympia, Titanic and Gigantic. Needless to say that following the loss of Titanic, the sistership Gigantic was renamed Britannic. It never quite entered service because of the outbreak of the Great War and was taken over by the British Government for use as a hospital ship. It was lost under questionable circumstances in the Aegean, either by hitting a mine or by coal dust explosion.
Without the loss of Titanic, the Gigantic would never be renamed.
Without the loss of Titanic, the Gigantic would never be renamed.