High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! RMS Olympic was the lead ship of the Olympic-class ocean liners built for the White Star Line, which also included Titanic and Britannic. In April 1908, during finalising of the ambitious design,the Olympic Games had been held in London, England and this gave natural impetus to the choice of name for the new ship, conveniently following a long White Star Line tradition of choosing names with an `ic` ending. Unlike her ill-fated younger sisters, Olympic served a long and illustrious career (1911 to 1935), including service as a troopship during World War I, earning the nickname "Old Reliable." For a short time she was the largest ocean liner in the world.