One of these companies,White Star dominated (占首要地位) the luxury niche for Atlantic transit byoffering vessels with lavish (奢华的) amenities (娱乐设施) -these vesselswere named Olympic, Britannic, and Titanic.Though they accepted passengers for the more basic second and thirdclasses, frst-...
In June 2007 Carl Spencer spoke to the Birmingham Post's Alison Jones about the exploration of HMHS Britannic. It is believed the ship hit a mine or was torpedoed, but mystery still surrounded the details of its sinking. Here are some of his thoughts about why Titanic's sister ship sank...
At first, many of the passengers did not comprehend the severity of the situation. It was a cold night, and the Titanic still seemed like a safe place, so many people were not ready to get into the lifeboats when the first one launched at 12:45 a.m. As it became increasingly obvious...
This video clip from ‘What Happened After’ looks at the life of Violet Jessup, a stewardess aboard the Titanic who would ultimately become the only woman to survive the sinking of the Titanic and her sister ship, the Britannic. Watch now Titanic’s Lookout This video clip from ‘What Happ...
Titanic’s Sister Ships: Olympic and Britannic Belonged to: White Star Line White Star Line owned by: J.P. Morgan Number of People On Board: 2212 Children: 54 Number of Lifeboats: 20 Lifeboat Capacity: 1178 Survivors: 705 Designed Top Speed: 23-24 kilometers Top Speed Attained: 22.5 knots...
3. A Person Survived the Sinking of both the Titanic and her Sister Ship, BritannicViolet Constance Jessop may be the bravest ocean liner stewardess/nurse in history. Not only did she survive the unfortunate sinking of the RMS Titanic, but she also survived the sinking of her sister ship ...