Aquitania and Olympic

Stephen and I posted a series of photographs taken by Percy Loomis Sperr back in December of 2019 showing Olympic and Aquitania departing New York as seen here: https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/1219853/title/aquitania26amp-3b-olympi/cat/all Stephen mentioned that the series ended with a shot of the two liners seen from the stern heading down the Hudson, and this is that image. 1934 would be the worst year for Olympic in her life, in addition to ramming and sinking the Nantucket Lightship (LV-117) killing seven of her eleven-man crew, she would also operate in the red to the tune of 14,600 British Pounds. I've often wondered if this was the reason she was withdrawn from service the following year, of if she wasn't considered for further service because her 22 knot speed wouldn't be in keeping with the soon to be completed Queen Mary. Hopefully someone of SN knows the answer why she left after only 24 years of service, she just a had a major overhaul in 1932, and she was still in top notch condition when she was sent for scrap.