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
Yongfeng-class coastal defense ship raised the ship and rearmed it with Japanese guns to enter Japanese service on October 15, 1938, renamed "Asuka" (飛鳥). "Asuka" first served as a torpedo-boat mothership but eventually, in 1940, served as a liaison ship until it was sunk by American aerial attack on May 7, 1945 in the Huangpu River. Specification: "Yongji" is the 2nd ship of "Yongfeng"-class coastal defense ship built by China itself. Construction begun in 1911, the same year as its sister ship "Yongjian", but due to the Xinhai Revolution, construction was delayed and not until seven years later in 1918 was "Yongji" finally completed.