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
Queen of the Mississippi (2015 ship) Queen of the Mississippi (2015 ship) Queen of the Mississippi, originally "American Eagle", is an overnight riverboat owned and operated by American Cruise Lines (ACL). She entered service in Spring 2015 and was built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland for overnight river cruising within the continental United States. The vessel accommodates 150 passengers in her 84 staterooms . The vessel is a sister ship of a similar design to "American Pride", which originally carried the "Queen of the Mississippi" name from 2012-2015. However, there are some differences between the vessels like internal arrangement and cabins on the 5th deck.