THE BRITANNIC WAS THE LARGEST SHIP SUNK IN WORLD WAR I ; PHOTOS OF LIFE ABOARD THE HOSPITAL SHIP

DAILY MAIL PHOTOS ABOARD BRITANNIC SHIP SISTER OF TITANIC

Exciting history!

Excerpt: Nurses rushing across decks, crammed wards and steaming engine rooms have been captured in the images, offering a tantalising glimpse into conditions on board before the vessel sunk on 21 November 1916.

His Majesty's Hospital Ship (HMHS) Britannic set sail in February 1914, but was requisitioned by the military before she could begin her first commercial voyage, and drafted into battling against Germany and the Ottoman Empire.
The vessel completed six voyages and transported thousands of wounded soldiers back to Southampton and Liverpool from the frontlines near Lemnos, Greece, before hitting a land mine in the aegean and disappearing beneath the waves in 55 minutes, two hours faster than the Titanic.