HMHS Britannic filming the wreck for National Geographic. In 2012, on an expedition organised by Alexander Sotiriou and Paul Lijnen, divers using rebreathers successfully installed and recovered scientific equipment used for environmental purposes, to determine how fast bacteria are eating "Britannic"s iron compared to "Titanic". Having her career cut short in wartime, having never entered commercial service, and having had few victims, "Britannic" did not experience the enthusiasm aroused upon the mention of her name, unlike that of her sister ship "Titanic". After having been long ignored by the public, she finally gained fame when her wreck was discovered. Her name was
German naval ship Mühlhausen decided to convert her into a training and support vessel for mine-clearing divers. The rebuilding was done at the Peene-Werft shipyard in Wolgast and on April 6, 1995 she was recommissioned as "Mühlhausen" (M1052) and classified as Type 742A ship. After forty years in service, the "Mühlhausen" was decommissioned in 2007 and was replaced by the converted Frankenthal class mine hunter "Rottweil". At the time of her decommissioning, "Mühlhausen" was the largest naval ship still in service with a hull made of glued laminated timber (mahogany). German naval ship Mühlhausen Mühlhausen was a naval ship in service with the German