**A revelatory and wide-ranging exploration of HMS Britannic---her
life at sea and on the seabed--by the owner of her wreck.
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.