SHE was the largest ship lost in the First World War, all of her 48,000 tonnes sinking in just 55 minutes. The Britannic followed the watery fate of her sister ship The Titanic, settling at the bottom ...

The builders of the Titanic’s sister ship understandably took a safety-first approach. Losing the supposedly unsinkable liner in 1912, with the loss of more than 1,500 lives, dealt a shattering blow ...

FEBRUARY 26, 1914: The Titanic’s sister ship HMHS Britannic was launched on this day in 1914 – only to follow her sibling’s dismal fate by sinking two years later. The hospital craft, which British ...

She was the Titanic's sister ship and she met a similar, tragic fate. But few people are familiar with the story of the Belfast-built Britannic. That's about to change, courtesy of a new book about a ...

On November 21, 1916, the Britannic – the new and improved version of the Titanic – became the largest ship sunk during the First World War. The third of the Olympic class ocean liners by White Star, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Britannic was an ocean liner requisitioned as a hospital ship in World War I. The ship was heading toward the ...