White Star Line naval mine, while in service as a hospital ship. "Britannic" was the largest loss for the company, and also the largest ship sunk during the conflict. 1916 also saw the loss of the liner "Cymric" which was torpedoed off the Irish coast in May, and also of the cargo ship "Georgic", which was scuttled in December with its cargo of 1,200 horses still on board, after being intercepted in the Atlantic by the German merchant raider . 1917 saw the loss of the liner "Laurentic" in January which struck a mine off the Irish coast and sank with the loss
HNoMS Glommen (1916) HNoMS Glommen (1916) The minelayer HNoMS "Glommen" was built for the Royal Norwegian Navy during World War I, as the lead ship of the two ship "Glommen" class of mine layers. Her sister ship was "Laugen". "Glommen" and her sister ship were kept in service until the German invasion of Norway in 1940. "Glommen" surrendered to the Germans on 14 April 1940, and was rebuilt as a floating anti-aircraft battery. She was scuttled at Kirkenes in 1944 by the retreating Germans. "Glommen" was built at Akers mekaniske verksted in Kristiania. She was named after the Glomma - the longest and