 She made her maiden voyage on 14 June 1911, under the command of Captain Edward J. Smith, to great fanfare and acclaim.On 20 September of the same year, while under the command of a harbour pilot she was involved in a collision with the cruiser in the port of Southampton, leading to her repair back at Harland and Wolff and delaying the launch of her sister "Titanic".When RMS "Titanic" sank, "Olympic" was on her way across the Atlantic, in the opposite direction.