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Tripp Carter
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I read somewhere on Ebay that the Britannic was in service from 1930-1960? I thought the ship never got the chance to see service because it was commissioned for war and was destroyed by that bomb.
How many Britannics?
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Mark Baber
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The ship that ran from 1930 to 1960 was Britannic III; the Olympic/Titanic sister ship was Britannic II.
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Tripp Carter
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Do you know what happened to the Britannic I or was that ship built before the Olympic class came about? I had no idea that there were 3 Britannics.
Michael H. Standart
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Tripp, you might want to click on Britannic I for a history of this ship. She served from 1874 to 1903 when she was sold to a German scapping firm for £11,500.
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Tripp Carter
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Will do, thanks guys.
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Mark Baber
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Hmmm...not sure why there's no biography of Britannic I on her Great Ships page. I'll see that that gets corrected.
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Jim Stein
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Britannic 1 was a sister ship to Germanic both built by H&W interestingly the Germanic survived for 75 years even 2 sinkings.
I'm looking for drawings of either ship.
I'm looking for drawings of either ship.
Severin Vogt
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There were three White Star Line ships with the name Britannic. There was the SS Britannic from 1874, the famous HMHS Britannic from 1916, and the MV Britannic from 1929.
