Britannic was launched just before the start of the First World War. She was designed to be the safest of the three ships with design changes made during construction due to lessons learned …

Nov 17, 2025 · Britannic, British ocean liner that was a sister ship of the Olympic and the Titanic. Having never operated as a commercial vessel, it was refitted as a hospital ship during World …

Nov 24, 2025 · A British ocean liner and sister ship of the Titanic, the Britannic sank after hitting a German naval mine in the Aegean Sea on November 21, 1916.

Sep 25, 2025 · While traveling toward the Greek island of Lemnos, the Britannic hit a German naval mine and sank off the island of Kea on November 21, 1916. Of the 1,066 people on …

Nov 13, 2009 · The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, sinks in the Aegean Sea on November 21, 1916, killing 30 people. More than 1,000 others were rescued.

Jun 28, 2023 · The Britannic was the third and final vessel in the Olympic class and the second White Star ship to bear the name Britannic. The original dimensions of the ship were similar to …

Sep 16, 2025 · Divers have recovered artifacts from the Titanic's sister ship, the Britannic, for the first time since the ocean liner sank in the Aegean Sea more than a century ago after striking a …

Britannic (II), yard number 433, was the third Olympic Class ship, and the largest ship ever built for the White Star Line. Britannic is best known as being the sister ship of Olympic and Titanic, …

Dec 30, 2020 · Designed as a luxury ocean liner, the Britannic debuted as the world’s best-equipped hospital ship. One of Britannic’s decks turned into a hospital ward waiting to take on …

The Britannic is no longer a forgotten ship, thanks to the popularity of her sister, Titanic. However, due to her short life and the realities of the war she was born in to, there are very few …