White Star Line "Olympic" class were to be the biggest and most luxurious ships in the world. The "Olympic" was the only ship of this class that was profitable for White Star. "Titanic" sank on her maiden voyage, while "Britannic" was requisitioned by the British government before she was fully fitted, and used as a hospital ship during World War I. "Britannic" hit an underwater mine, in the Kea Channel off the Greek island of Kea, and sank on the morning of 21 November 1916. Like many other shipping lines, the White Star Line suffered heavy losses during the First World War which
Gil Eannes (ship) hospital ship, "Gil Eannes" served also as maritime authority, mail ship, tug, icebreaker and general support ship for the Portuguese fishing vessels. "Gil Eannes" was designed to replace a ship with the same name, as hospital and support ship for the Portuguese White Fleet. The first "Gil Eannes" was the former German merchant ship "Lahneck", captured by the Portuguese authorities in 1916. "Lahneck" was then renamed "Gil Eannes", being transformed and employed as auxiliary cruiser by the Portuguese Navy, during World War I. In 1927, she was adapted to hospital ship and sent, for the first time, to the seas