britannic facts
Britannic, in full His Majesty's Hospital Ship (HMHS) Britannic, British liner that was a sister ship of the Olympic and the Titanic. Never operating as a commercial vessel, it was refitted as a hospital ship during World War I and sank in 1916 after reportedly striking a mine.
How did the Britannic sink?
On the morning of 21 November 1916 she was shaken by an explosion caused by a naval mine near the Greek island of Kea and foundered 55 minutes later, killing 30 people. There were 1,065 people on board; the 1,035 survivors were rescued from the water and lifeboats.Did the Olympic and Britannic sink? HMHS Britannic, which was originally to be named the Gigantic, was the last and largest of the three “Olympic-class” ocean liners to be made. On 30 November 1911 work began but, due to the fateful sinking of its sister ship Titanic in April 1912, construction was stopped and changes to the design were made.
