inside the britannic – Libri e DVD

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Documenting one of the most comprehensive surveys of a shipwreck ever conducted, Simon Mills’ new book takes youinside theSS Britannicfor a unique dive into the past.

TheOlympic Classships were intended to bethe greatest linersto ever sail the oceans, but theBritannicsank only four years after her sister ship: theTitanic. While the wreck of theTitanicis 2 miles below the surface and rapidly deteriorating, theBritannicis much more accessible (only 400ft down) and remains largely intact. One of the largest passenger ships ever to have sunk, her wreck presents a unique opportunity toexplore the interior of the Olympic Class linersand examine areas which on theTitanicsimply no longer exist.

Simon Mills bought the wreck of theBritannicin 1996and has spent more time exploring it than anyone else. Inside theBritannicis the sum of decades of work covering every inch of the shipwreck, as he searches for answers to century-old questions and discovers new mysteries to solve. Simon takes aforensic approach, but this book is more than just the autopsy report of a ship; it is a fascinating survey supported bystunning, never-before-seen photosfrom inside the wreck,archival blueprintsandoriginal technical schematics of specific areasandspecially recreated digital imagesof how the ship would have looked.

TheBritannicmay have been lost over a century ago, but Simon Mills’fascinating new bookgives everyone unparalleled access to rediscover her.

Edition: 2025