HMHS Britannic was the third vessel of the White Star Line's Olympic class of steamships and the second White Star ship to bear the name Britannic. She was the youngest sister of the RMS Olympic and the RMS Titanic and was intended to enter service...
HMHS Britannic lies 390 feet beneath the waves laying on herstarboard side in the Aegean sea, Greek Peninsula. HMHS Britannicsank by a mine. This has not yet been approved. There are manytheories going around on what caused the Britannic to sink. Some sayBritannic was torpedoed, others say she was hit by a mine whichcaused her to sink. Let me know what you think caused her to sink.Britannic could carry up to 3309 passengers and crew. Only 1,506travelled on Britannic on the day she went down.
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Here is an image of a torpedo being released by aGerman U-boat. This relates to the time whenBritannic was nearly struck by a torpedo. 2torpedoes were shot to try and sink Britannic butthe first one missed and the second one was shotdown by the first officer.
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Here is an image of the Britannic wreck layingon her starboard side 390 feet beneath the waves. Painting by Ken Marschall.
Here are some images of Britannic
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