Draft:RMS Tyrannic

RMS Tyrannic was a passenger ship that sailed the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York line from 1929 to 1940, and served WWII from 1940 to 1945. The vessel was laid up in 1952, sold for scrap in 1953, and scrapped in 1954. = Early Career = In the year 1926, the Tyrannic was ordered by the White Star Line. The Tyrannic was the largest ship in the world at the time, and was capable of carrying over 9,415 passengers. The Tyrannic was actually going to be scrapped on the slipway due to the Great Depression, but was saved by an anonymous donation. The Tyrannic was launched on March 29, 1928. She had a long and amazing career, and was well-liked by most people.

= World War II = On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany commenced its invasion of Poland with the Soviet Union. The British seized as many merchant ships as they could for troop carriers. This included the Tyrannic; which was to be converted to the HMT Resolute, and would be the largest troop ship to sail under the British flag.

The Mine Incident
On April 17th, 1943, the HMS Resolute struck a mine in the North Sea, but made it to her destination. Damage was checked and everyone was shocked to find little to no damage. This was not tested beforehand and caused her to be nicknamed the "Unsinkable."

= After the War = After World War 2 had ended, she was converted back to Tyrannic in only about a year. She wouldn't last long, though, as in 1949 there were discussions to have her scrapped. When this was leaked to the public, the people were outraged, and it was actually planned to have the people put to a vote on whether the ship should be scrapped or not. This was vetoed by the government and the ship was sent to Jarrow. The people of the city were absolutely shocked at the marvelous beauty entering and actually delayed the scrapping by sitting on the decks. =Scrapping= In 1952, the scrapping would begin, and over a 3-year period the marvelous ship was reduced to scrap. There is not much known about the whereabouts of her remains, and one video tape shows that the remaining hull was sunk somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.