Lusitania, Titanic, France, Aquitania.... their names have entered legend. In 1897 the German merchant marine changed everything when North German Lloyd introduced the four-stacker ocean liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. or the next fifteen years the world's great shipping companies vied with one another to introduce bigger and better ships and this maritime 'arms race' resulted in the creation of some of history's greatest ships including RMS Olympic, SS France, RMS Titanic, HMHS Britannic, RMS Lusitania, RMS Mauretania, RMS Aquitania and more. Today we'll explore the history of the four-funnelled ocean liners - where they came from and how their service and careers weren't all smooth sailing...

Part 1:    • The Rise of the Ocean Liner | Evoluti...  
Part 3:    • Germany's Stolen Super Ships - The Ev...  

Music performed by
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra ‪@ParagonRagtimeVideos‬
Rick Benjamin, Director
www.paragonragtime.com

Written by Sarah Brenneman and Michael Brady
Animations by Jack Gibson
Aquitania, France and Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 3D models by Lucas Gustaffson
Olympic, Titanic and Britannic 3D models by Titanic Honor and Glory ‪@TitanicHG‬

Production music from Epidemic Sound
Archival footage from Getty Images

Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines!

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0:00 Introduction
4:25 Lusitania and Mauretania
16:23 Olympic
22:00 Titanic
27:44 France
36:00 Britannic
39:35 Aquitania