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
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