HMHS Britannic, the sister ship of RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, was launched just before the start of the First World War and was quickly put to use as a hospital ship. In that role she struck a mine...
It took 55 minutes for the great liner to sink after hitting a mine in the mediterranean sea. The reason for sinking so fast was the result of the nurses onboard, who kept the portholes open to keep...
Britannic hit a German mine in the Mediterranean during World War 1 while serving as a hospital ship. Olympic did not sink but was scrapped, although there is a conspiracy theory that Olympic and...