Post by Administrator on Apr 28, 2020 20:50:08 GMT
Life on board Titanic's sister vessel revealed: Unseen pictures from the colossal 48,000-tonne hospital ship HMHS Britannic before she hit a mine in the Aegean Sea.
Life on board the Titanic's colossal sister ship as she served collecting wounded soldiers during the First World War has been revealed by previously unseen photographs.
Nurses rushing across decks, crammed wards and steaming engine rooms have been captured in the images, offering a tantalising glimpse into conditions on board before the vessel sunk on 21 November 1916.
His Majesty's Hospital Ship (HMHS) Britannic set sail in February 1914, but was requisitioned by the military before she could begin her first commercial voyage, and drafted in to battling against Germany and the Ottoman Empire.
The vessel completed six voyages and transported thousands of wounded soldiers back to Southampton and Liverpool from the frontlines near Lemnos, Greece, before hitting a land mine in the Aegean and disappearing beneath the waves in 55 minutes, two hours faster than the Titanic.
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