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Exploring the Britannic
The life, last voyage and wreck of Titanic's tragic twin
Buch von Simon Mills
Sprache: Englisch

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Launched in 1914, two years after the ill-fated voyage of her sister ship, RMS Titanic, the Britannic was intended to be superior to her tragic twin in every way. But war intervened and in 1915 she was requisitioned as a hospital 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.

There her wreck lay, at a depth of 400 feet, until it was discovered 59 years later by legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau. In 1996 the wreck was bought by the author of this book, Simon Mills.

Exploring the Britannic tells the complete story of this enigmatic ship: her construction, launch and life, her fateful last voyage, and the historical findings resulting from the exploration of the well-preserved wreck over a period of 40 years. With remarkable sonar scans and many never before seen photographs of the wreck, plus fold-out sections of the original Harland & Wolff ship plans, not previously published in their entirety, Exploring the Britannic finally details how the mysteries surrounding the 100-year-old enigma were laid to rest, and what the future might also hold for her.
Launched in 1914, two years after the ill-fated voyage of her sister ship, RMS Titanic, the Britannic was intended to be superior to her tragic twin in every way. But war intervened and in 1915 she was requisitioned as a hospital 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.

There her wreck lay, at a depth of 400 feet, until it was discovered 59 years later by legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau. In 1996 the wreck was bought by the author of this book, Simon Mills.

Exploring the Britannic tells the complete story of this enigmatic ship: her construction, launch and life, her fateful last voyage, and the historical findings resulting from the exploration of the well-preserved wreck over a period of 40 years. With remarkable sonar scans and many never before seen photographs of the wreck, plus fold-out sections of the original Harland & Wolff ship plans, not previously published in their entirety, Exploring the Britannic finally details how the mysteries surrounding the 100-year-old enigma were laid to rest, and what the future might also hold for her.
Über den Autor
Simon Mills
Zusammenfassung
The Britannic is the largest ocean liner in the world to have sunk and the fact that her wreck is largely intact and highly accessible is quite astounding. Parts of the wreck are currently being brought up to the surface, for display in museums across the world, such as in Greece and at Titanic Belfast
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 272
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781472954923
ISBN-10: 1472954920
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Mills, Simon
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 253 x 200 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Simon Mills
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.03.2019
Gewicht: 1,075 kg
preigu-id: 114089128
Über den Autor
Simon Mills
Zusammenfassung
The Britannic is the largest ocean liner in the world to have sunk and the fact that her wreck is largely intact and highly accessible is quite astounding. Parts of the wreck are currently being brought up to the surface, for display in museums across the world, such as in Greece and at Titanic Belfast
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 272
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781472954923
ISBN-10: 1472954920
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Mills, Simon
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 253 x 200 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Simon Mills
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.03.2019
Gewicht: 1,075 kg
preigu-id: 114089128
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