HMHS Britannic - Wikipedia
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 …
Britannic | Ship, Wreck, Sinking, Titanic, & Facts | Britannica
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 …
The Sinking of Britannic - Titanic's Forgotten Sister Ship
In November 1916 the hospital ship Britannic was steaming off the island of Kea, Greece when there was a sudden explosion. The ship had stumbled straight into a mine laid by a German U …
The Sinking Of The Britannic, The Titanic's Doomed Sister Ship
Nov 24, 2025 · What Happened To The HMHS Britannic, The White Star Line Ship That Sank Four Years After The Titanic? A British ocean liner and sister ship of the Titanic, the Britannic …
The Titanic's Sister Ship, the Britannic, Sank in 1916. For the First ...
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 …
HMHS Britannic (II) - White Star History
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, …
Titanic's sister ship Britannic was sunk by a mine in 1916 ... - CBS …
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 …
HMHS Britannic | History of The "Lost Sister" - Titanic And Co
The Britannic was built by Harland and Wolff under keel number 433 which was laid on 30 November 1911. She was 882.9 feet and (a fraction longer than the Olympic) with a beam of …
Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, sinks in Aegean Sea
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.
The loss of the Britannic – Titanic’s sister ship - HeritageDaily
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 …