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Welcome to the companion Web site to "Titanic's Lost Sister," originally broadcast on January 28, 1997. The program follows underwater explorer Robert Ballard as he uses sonar technology to find the Britannic, a ship lost in the Aegean in World War I. Illustration by Ken Marschall from Robert D. Ballard, Lost Liners,
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HMHS Britannic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Within minutes the Britannic was sinking. The improvements that had been made to the ship's design after the Titanic disaster should have kept her afloat, but the flooding of the bulkheads caused the sea to rush in through the portholes, left open by the nurses to air out the interior of the ship.
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While laying idle, the Britannic is settling more slowly and most of the lifeboats manage to escape without further problems. Bartlett decides to try again to beach the ship and restarts the engines. Britannic's sinking rate increases again and water is soon reported forward on D-Deck.
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The Britannic had to be modified for the second time. The few fittings already installed were placed in storage. The public rooms on the upper decks were transformed in wards for the wounded. Lower on the ship, ... On November 21st, 1916 she survived the sinking of the Britannic and returned back home on a leave.
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Family tree, Titanic, music, pharmaceuticals ... After they had opened the watertight doors, which they did sometimes HMHS Britannic shuddered after a loud bang was heard. They struck a mine or were torpedoed, by a German U-boat. Britannic began sinking at the bow.
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Britannic (talk | contribs) ... Usage of Britannic sinking.jpg on cswiki ... Sinking of the Britannic...
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