The Titanic's identical sister ship never had accidents. RMS Olympic sailed perfectly for 24 years safely. It carried 2 million passengers without major incidents. Both ships were built identically at same time. One sank, one became legendary for reliability.
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The Titanic's sister ship Olympic became known as 'Old Reliable' and sailed safely for 24 years before retirement
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