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Reasonably well-done albeit not as convincingly real as "Titanic" (TV-based budget constraints, no doubt), although I wonder if there is any truth to the premise. The film makes it appear as though the ship sank as the result of an explosion in the engine room which blew a hole in the side of her hull. All stories I've ever read were that she had hit a mine. Any thoughts??
I can get the particulars if anyone is interested.
[This message has been edited by Will (edited 01-13-2000).]
Can you get more info? I think your posting was very interesting and would like to know more.
RMS Britannic, or more properly, HMHS Britannic was launched in 1914. She never saw a single day of service as the White Star liner she was to become, because World War I broke out in August of 1914. This event delayed her completion until 1915, for in November of that year, the British Admiralty ordered that she be put to use as a hospital ship. Because of this, she was little known to the world at large, but her loss accelerated the decline of the White Star Line, which now, instead of having three superliners with which to do battle against both Cunard and the German lines, was reduced to having only one giant express liner, the Olympic.
The circumstances surrounding her loss are as follows, according to John Maxtone-Graham: In November of 1916, she had collided with a mine while in the Aegean. She had gone down in half the time that it took the Titanic before her to sink. There does not appear to be any mention of open portholes accelerating her descent below the waves, however, there is mention that a number of the crew swore that they had been torpedoed.
She went down well in sight of land, as I have pictures of a recent expedition to the wreck site, and there is a land form in the background. This is unlike the movie, which seems to put forth that she went down in the middle of nowhere much as her sister had before her. But the movie does point out that some of the lifeboats had been cut to pieces by the propellers which had been steadily rising above the surface, as her engines were still in operation. This made for some rather grisly deaths. In all fairness, one needs to keep in mind that Hollywood, by design, must fictionalize certain details for its own convenience. It's unfortunate, but that's life.
The wreck was discovered in the mid '70's by the legendary Jacques Cousteau (a childhood idol of mine, as I had long considered the thought of becoming an oceanographer and following in his footsteps); may he rest in peace.
[This message has been edited by Joe at PwC (edited 01-16-2000).]
Thanks , I enjoyed your post.
gizmo
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