Question

The titanic and her sister ships, Olympic and Britannic were conceived as white star’s response to the newly launched Cunard line
Vessels, Lusitania and Mauretania. What was the Cunard line advantage?
A) Price
B) Size
C) Luxury
D) Speed

Answer 1

Hint: The collision of the RMS Titanic with an iceberg on April 14–15, 1912, was the immediate cause of the ocean liner's sinking. While the ship was said to be able to remain afloat if up to four of its sixteen compartments were breached, the impact had affected at least five of them.

Complete answer:
The White Star Line (WSL) was a British shipping company founded by the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company. It developed from the ashes of a defunct packet company to become one of the world's most powerful shipping lines, carrying passengers and cargo between the British Empire and the United States. White Star marketed their services by concentrating more on providing steady and convenient passages for both upper class travellers and refugees, while many other shipping lines focused primarily on speed.

The White Star Line, one of the largest shipping firms in the United Kingdom, commissioned the Titanic's building. White Star's response to the newly launched Cunard Line vessels, Lusitania and Mauretania, was the Titanic and her sister ships, Olympic and Britannic. At the time, Cunard's ships were the fastest passenger ships in the world.

White Star chose to counter the new Cunard Liners' pace by having more spacious, grander ships. Luxury would be more marketable than pace, the company reasoned.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note: James Cameron directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited Titanic, a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film. It is based on accounts of the sinking of the RMS Titanic and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of various social groups who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage, combining both historical and fictionalized elements.