Description:
It is hand-crafted from hard wood with planks on frame constructionand then painted with colors like the original real boat.The Britannic was commissioned "His Majesty''s Hospital Ship" onDecember 12, 1915 and departed Liverpool for her maiden voyage onDecember 23, 1915. She was bound for Mudros on the isle of Lemnos.She was joining the Mauretania, Aquitania, and her sister, Olympic,in the "Dardanelles Service." Joined later by the Statendam thefive ships together were capable of carrying 17, 000 sick andwounded or 33, 000 troops.
The Britannic returned to Southampton on January 9th, 1916 whereher patients were transferred to waiting trains for transportationto hospitals in London. The second voyage was shorter as she onlysailed as far as Naples where she took on wounded and returned toSouthampton on February 9, 1916. The third voyage was just asuneventful. She spent four weeks as a floating hospital off theIsle of Wight, Cowes.
The Britannic departed Southampton on Sunday 12th November 1916.She was due to leave at 10:00 am but actually left the docks atnoon. The weather was calm. She carried no "passengers". FridayNovember 17th 1916 she arrived at Naples, for coaling and was todepart on Saturday but a fierce storm set in a delayed
the departure.
