The sinking of HMHS Britannic
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HMHS Britannic was the third and final vessel of the White Star Line's Olympic class of steamships and the second White Star ship to bear the name Britannic. She was the youngest sister of the RMS Olympic and the RMS Titanic and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic passenger liner. She was operated as a hospital ship from 1915 until her sinking near the Greek island of Kea, in the Aegean Sea, in November 1916. At the time she was the largest hospital ship in the world. There were 1,065 people on board: 673 crew, 315 Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), 77 nurses and the captain.At 08:12 on 21 November 1916, a loud explosion shook the ship. The cause, was the seamines were planted in the Kea Channel on 21 October 1916 by SM U-73 under the command of Gustav Sieß.The wreck of HMHS Britannic is at 37°42′05″N 24°17′02″E in about 400 feet (122 m) of water. It was discovered on 3 December 1975 by Jacques Cousteau.
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