![]() She was designed to be the safest of the three ships with design changes made during construction due to lessons learned from the sinking of the Titanic. She was the fleet mate of both the RMS Olympic and the RMS Titanic and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic passenger liner.īritannic was launched just before the start of the First World War. HMHS Britannic ( / b r ɪ ˈ t æ n ɪ k/) 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. One bronze quadruple-blade central propeller.Two bronze triple-blade outboard wing propellers.Two four-cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engines, each producing 16,000 hp (12,000 kW) for outboard wing propellers, one low-pressure turbine producing 18,000 hp (13,000 kW) for the centre propeller.24 double-ended, 5 single-ended (coal-fired) boilers.Sank after striking a mine on 21 November 1916 near Kea in the Aegean Seaġ75 ft (53 m) from the keel to the top of the funnels His Majesty's Hospital Ship (HMHS) Britannic
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