⚓ The SS Atlantic — White Star Line’s First Great Disaster (1873) ⚓ 🧐 Did you know? Before the Titanic tragedy in 1912, the White Star Line had already suffered a major loss. On April 1, 1873, the SS Atlantic struck rocks off Nova Scotia while en route to New York. Out of more than 950 passengers and crew, over 550 lives were lost, making it the deadliest transatlantic disaster of the 19th century. The Atlantic’s sinking served as a grim foreshadowing of what would later happen to the Titanic.

🛳️ Did You Know? The RMS Titanic had two sister ships — the Olympic and the Britannic. Together, these three White Star Line giants were known as the Olympic-class liners. While Titanic’s story ended tragically in 1912, her sisters carried on very different fates: Olympic enjoyed a long career until 1935, while Britannic became a hospital ship during World War I and sank in the Aegean Sea in 1916. These miniature models capture not just the ships, but the enduring history and engineering legacy