RMS Britannic was supposed to be the grand finale, the best of the bunch, the ship that would add an exclamation point to White Star’s dominance of the waves. It didn’t turn out that way.

The RMS Olympic launched on October 20, 1910, and was the oldest of the three ships. Like the Titanic, it held a contract with the British government to carry mail (“RMS” stands for royal mail ...

The Britannic was the youngest sister of White Star Line's 'Olympic' class of vessels, launched after the RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic. The vessel began to be built on 30 November 1911, with it ...

Ornate carved wooden panelling from HMHS Britannic, one of the Titanic's sister ships, external built at Harland and Wolff, has fetched more than a quarter of a million pounds at auction.. Two ...

EVERYONE knows the story of the RMS Titanic which sank in the cold waters of the North Atlantic But not many will know be aware that her sister ship, the HMHS Britannic, was just as doomed as the l… ...

The beauty salons, swimming pools and even wireless communications of today’s huge cruise ships all got their start with the “floating palaces” of a century ago.

She was on board the HMHS Britannic as a wartime nurse on November 21, 1916, when that ship struck a mine and started to sink. Jessop was able to get to a lifeboat.

This Wednesday, Feb. 26, marks the 100th anniversary of the launching of HMHS Britannic, sister ship of the most famous ocean liner of all, RMS Titanic. Britannic never sailed as a liner; once ...

The stories of the 'Olympic' and 'Britannic' were overshadowed by their middle sister’s legend. ... The RMS Olympic launched on October 20, 1910, and was the oldest of the three ships.