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
Ocean liner the risk of being torpedoed by enemy submarines. The war was marked by the loss of many liners."Britannic", while serving as a hospital ship, sank in the Aegean Sea in 1916 after she struck a mine. Numerous incidents of torpedoing took place and large numbers of ships sank. "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" was defeated and scuttled after a fierce battle with HMS "Highflyer" off the coast of west Africa, while her sister ship "Kronprinz Wilhelm" served as a commerce raider. The torpedoing and sinking of on 7 May 1915 caused the loss of 128 American lives at a time when