How Four-Stacker Ocean Liners Took Over the World | Evolution of Ocean Liners | Documentary Part 2

Lusitania, Titanic, France, Aquitania.... their names have entered legend. In 1897 the German merchant marine changed everything when North German Lloyd introduced the four-stacker ocean liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. or the next fifteen years the world’s great shipping companies vied with one another to introduce bigger and better ships and this maritime ’arms race’ resulted in the creation of some of history’s greatest ships including RMS Olympic, SS France, RMS Titanic, HMHS Britannic, RMS Lusitania, RMS Mauretania, RMS Aquitania and more. Today we’ll explore the history of the four-funnelled ocean liners - where they came from and how their service and careers weren’t all smooth sailing... Part 1: Music performed by The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra @ParagonRagtimeVideos Rick Benjamin, Director Written by Sarah Brenneman and Michael Brady Animations by Jack Gibson Aquitania, France