Titanic’s sister ship, Britannic, the largest ship lost during WW1. Wreck site today at a depth of only 390 feet.
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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Here’s a fun fact: Violet Jessop, a nurse, survived the sinking of both the Titanic and the Britannic. She also served aboard the Olympic before it was retired from service in 1935.
And the pic above is actually a painting (by Ken Marschall). Fun fact: it was painted before the discovery of the wreck, so it has some inaccuracies.
The bow of the ship ended up “smooshed” because the vessel was longer than the depth of the water it sank in. As the bow submerged, it struck the sea floor while the rest of the ship was still in the process of sinking
For divers interested in the location of the famous Britannic wreck, it lies approximately 2 nautical miles off the coast of Kea Island in the Aegean Sea. The wreck rests at a depth ranging from 90 metres to 125 metres.
More info: [https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?135787](https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?135787)
It looks like the front fell off
I can see the problem
That appears a massive explosion in the forward area covering almost all decks.
It looks like a broken toy.
Britannic was used as a hospital ship and hit a mine coming into the harbour to pick up casualties.
She sank uncharacteristically fast given the watertight bulkheads. It was speculated that perhaps she was secretly carrying munitions or perhaps the coal bunkers exploded.
Ritchie Stevenson explored inside the wreck and found all the ports and watertight doors were open, likely to air the ship out before taking on passengers.
Alexa, what’s 390 feet in any measurement except American?
We need a banana for scale here
It looks so small
I wonder how they got this photo, surely it’s too murky and too dim for a photo of the whole vessel, so it must be an artistic representation
was this one unsinkable too?
Yamato and musashi were 64k tons this was 53k tons. Technically the Yamato and musashi were much bigger. But we’re splitting hairs.
119m to whoever is curious
I assume it was as opulent as the titanic and I assume it’s been plundered for years.
That big hole….that’s the exit wound
Why is the floor so empty
How long are your feets?
Anchor hanging out like a tongue
Imagine doing scuba there
Looks fake to me
That pic is a painting, done before the ship was found, so is not accurate.
Do we know what caused her to sink?
Wonder what caused it to sink
I had no idea water was that bright at that depth
Can someone translate it to a logic measurement system?
*yawn* look up the SS President Coolidge.
Can scuba dive it starting at 18m down (60 feet).
The bow hit the seabed while the bow was still angled out of the water.