White Star Line "Olympic" class were to be the biggest and most luxurious ships in the world. The "Olympic" was the only ship of this class that was profitable for White Star. "Titanic" sank on her maiden voyage, while "Britannic" was requisitioned by the British government before she was fully fitted, and used as a hospital ship during World War I. "Britannic" hit an underwater mine, in the Kea Channel off the Greek island of Kea, and sank on the morning of 21 November 1916. Like many other shipping lines, the White Star Line suffered heavy losses during the First World War which
German naval ship Mühlhausen decided to convert her into a training and support vessel for mine-clearing divers. The rebuilding was done at the Peene-Werft shipyard in Wolgast and on April 6, 1995 she was recommissioned as "Mühlhausen" (M1052) and classified as Type 742A ship. After forty years in service, the "Mühlhausen" was decommissioned in 2007 and was replaced by the converted Frankenthal class mine hunter "Rottweil". At the time of her decommissioning, "Mühlhausen" was the largest naval ship still in service with a hull made of glued laminated timber (mahogany). German naval ship Mühlhausen Mühlhausen was a naval ship in service with the German