The Britannic sunk in 55 minutes, compared with the two hours and 40 minutes the Titanic took to sink (Jam Press/Rick Ayrton) “It’s amazing to see parts of the ship that you can relate to.

The Britannic was the youngest sister of White Star Line's 'Olympic' class of vessels, launched after the RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic. The vessel began to be built on 30 November 1911, with it ...

Evidence from Dr. Ballard's recent exploration of the Britannic wreck suggests that when disaster struck the ship in the form of a mine or torpedo, the doors that divided the hull into watertight ...

The Britannic was the largest ship afloat and was second only to the Vaterland, the huge German passenger vessel, in tonnage. She displaced 48,158 tons. She was propelled by three screws.