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HMHS Britannic (originally to be the RMS Britannic) (/ b r ɪ ˈ t æ n ɪ k /) was the third and final 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 as a transatlantic ...
Olympic and Titanic had À la Carte restaurant aft on B-Deck managed by the London restaurateur Luigi Gatti and his staff, all of whom died in the sinking of Titanic. The second class also included a smoking room, a library, a spacious dining room, and an elevator. Britannic ' s second class also featured a gymnasium. [39]
Britannic is a 2000 spy television film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith.The film depicts a heavily fictionalized version of the sinking of HMHS Britannic in 1916. The film portrays a German agent sabotaging her while she is serving as a hospital ship for the British Army during World War I. [2]
In 1912, the luxurious Titanic is the largest vessel afloat, widely believed to be unsinkable. On 10 April, Titanic sails from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York. . On 14 April, in the Atlantic, the ship receives a number of ice warnings from steamers, which are relayed to Captain Edward Smith, who orders a looko
This television film is mostly about the sinking of the Titanic's sister ship HMHS Britannic, but includes a Titanic survivor's flashback showing the Titanic sinking. [20] 2002 Thumbtanic: Steve Oedekerk: Short film (26 min.) which parodies the 1997 film; part of the Thumbs! series 2005 Titanic: Birth of a Legend: William Lyons Charles Dance
Arthur John Priest (31 August 1887 – 11 February 1937) was an English fireman and stoker who was notable for surviving four ship sinkings, including the RMS Titanic, [2] HMS Alcantara, HMHS Britannic and the SS Donegal. [3] Due to these incidents, Priest gained the moniker "the unsinkable stoker". [3]
Archie Jewell (4 December 1888 – 17 April 1917) was an English sailor who was on the crew of the Titanic. He survived the sinking of the Titanic and its sister ship HMHS Britannic, but died during the sinking of the SS Donegal when it was torpedoed without warning by German forces during the course of World War I. [1] [2]
Carlisle was one of the men who designed the three ships of the Olympic class: the Olympic, the Titanic and the Britannic. In the design of the Olympic and the Titanic, he was responsible for the decor, the equipment and general arrangements, as well as the implementation of the davits system for the lifeboats. After 40 years at Harland and ...