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
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