Olympic Ship¹

• (Child) Birth*: Olympic Ship was born in 1910; OLYMPIC 1910
  Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for the White Star Line, she was a 45,324 gross ton ship, overall length 883ft x beam 92.5ft, four funnels, two masts, triple screw and a service speed of 21 knots. There was accommodation for 735-1st, 674-2nd and 1,026-3rd class passengers. Her keel was laid on 16/12/1908 and she was launched on 20/10/1910. She commenced her maiden voyage from Southampton to Cherbourg, Queenstown (Cobh) and New York on 14/6/1911. On 20/9/1911 she collided with the British cruiser HMS HAWKE in the Solent, was held to blame for the collision and was repaired at Belfast. She resumed Southampton - Cherbourg - Queenstown - New York voyages on 30/11/1911, but was again taken out of service between 1912-13 for extensive rebuilding after the TITANIC disaster. Rebuilt to 46,359 tons and with a complete inner skin and increased number of lifeboats, she resumed service on 2/4/1913. In October 1914 she made an unsuccessful attempt to tow the battleship HMS AUDACIOUS to port after she had struck a mine, and in September 1915 was taken up as a troop ship. On 12/5/1918 she rammed and sank the German submarine U.103 near Lizard Point and started her first voyage after the Armistice on 8/12/1918 when she left Southampton for Halifax with 5,000 Canadian troops. On 12/2/1919 she started her first Liverpool - Brest - New York voyage and in July 1919 made her last voyage from Halifax to Liverpool as a troop ship. She then sailed to Belfast where she was reconditioned and converted from coal to oil burning. She resumed Southampton - Cherbourg - New York sailings on 25/6/1920 and on 22/3/1924 was in collision with the Furness Line's FORT ST.GEORGE near New York and damaged her stern post. In 1928 her accommodation was altered to 1st, 2nd, tourist and 3rd class and in October 1931 was again altered to carry 618-1st, 447-tourist and 382-3rd class passengers. On 16/5/1934 she rammed and sank the Nantucket lightship in fog, and later the same year came under the ownership of the newly formed Cunard-White Star Line. Her last Southampton - Cherbourg - New York voyage started on 27/3/1935 and she was then laid up at Southampton. Sold in September 1935, she arrived at Jarrow on 13/10/1935 for breaking up, and on 19/9/1937 her hulk was towed to Inverkeithing for final demolition. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.765]²
• (Deceased) Death*: Olympic Ship died in 1937.²

• (Ship) Emigration: Daniel Preston emigrated with Jessie Milne Miller on Olympic Ship on 27 October 1920 at Southampton, England, . Preston, Daniel, travelling 2nd class, contracted to land at New York, occupation tenter, age 28, last permanent residence Scotland, intended future permanent residence USA; Preston, Jessie, travelling 2nd class, contracted to land at New York, hwife, age 32, last permanent residence Scotland, intended future permanent residence USA.¹
• (Ship) Immigration: Daniel Preston was on the Olympic Ship along with Jessie Milne Miller and Lizzie Conway Miller when they immirated on 3 November 1920 at Bayone, New Jersey, USA, . Preston, Daniel, aged 28 years, male, married, power loom tender, able to read English, able to write, nationality Gr Brit, race Scotch, last permanent residence Scotland Dundee, nearest relative from county alien came Sister-in-law Miss L Miller Forest Park Road Dundee, final destination NJ Bayone (?) has ticket to such final destination, passage paid by self, in posessionof $50, in the United States before in 1912 and 1914, going to join sister Mrs Coutts 41 E 10th Street Bayone NJ, purpose of coming to United States - does not intend to return to country whence he come after staying temporaily in ... ... in the United States, in tends to stay States, intends to become a citizen of United States, never in prison or almshouses or ... for care and treatment of the insane or supported by charity, not a polygamist, not an anarchist, not a person who believesin or advocates the overthrow by fear or violence of the Government of the United States or all forms of law etc (see footnote for full text of this question, not coming by reason of any offer..., promise, or agreement, expressed or implied, in labor in the United States, not been previously deported within one year, in good health, mental and physical, not deformed or crippled, 5ft 7inches tall, fair complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, no marks of identification, born Scotland Dundee; Line 15 Preston, Jessie Miller, aged 32 years, female, married, wife, able to read English, able to write, nationality Gr Brit, race Scotch, last permanent residence Scotland Dundee, nearest relative from county alien came Sister Miss L Miller Forest Park Road Dundee, fianl destination NJ Bayone (?) has ticket to such final destination, passage paid by husband, in posession of $50, never in the United States before, going to join Sister-in-Law Mrs Coutts 41 E 10th Street Bayone NJ, purpose of coming to United States - does not intend to return to country whence he come after staying temporaily in ... ... in the United States, in tends to stay permanently in the United States, intends to become a citizen of United States, never in prison or almshouses or ... for care and treatment of the insane or supported by charity, not a polygamist, not an anarchist, not a person who believesin or advocates the overthrow by fear or violence of the Government of the United States or all forms of law etc (see footnote for full text of this question, not coming by reason of any offer..., promise, or agreement, expressed or implied, in labor in the United States, not been previously deported within one year, in good health, mental and physical, not deformed or crippled, 5ft 6inches tall, pale complexion, brown hair, brown eyes, no marks of identification, born Scotland Dundee.³