Descrizione
Launched in 1914, two years after the ill-fated voyage of her sister ship,RMS Titanic, theBritannicwas intended to be superior to her tragic twin in every way. But war intervened and in 1915 she was requisitioned as ahospital ship. Just one year later, while on her way to collect troops wounded in the Balkans Campaign,she fell victim to a mine laid by a German U-boat and tragically sank in the middle of the Aegean Sea.
Thereher wreck lay, at a depth of 400 feet, until it wasdiscovered 59 years later by legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau. In 1996 the wreck was bought by the author of this book, Simon Mills.
Exploring the Britannictells the complete story of this enigmatic ship: her construction, launch and life, her fatefullast voyageand the historical findings resulting fromthe exploration of the well-preserved wreckover a period of 40 years. With remarkablesonar scansand manynever before seen photographsof the wreck, plus fold-out sections of theoriginal Harland & Wolff ship plans, not previously published in their entirety,Exploring the Britannicfinally details how the mysteries surrounding the 100-year-old enigma were laid to rest and what the future might also hold for her.
Edition: 2019
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