RMS Mauretania (1906) and launched with passengers. When "Britannic", working as a hospital ship during World War I, sank in 1916 after hitting a mine in the Kea channel the already davited boats were swiftly lowered saving nearly all on board, but the ship took nearly three times as long to sink as "Lusitania" and thus the crew had more time to evacuate passengers. "Mauretania" departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage on 16 November 1907 under the command of Captain John Pritchard, and on the return voyage captured the record for the fastest eastbound crossing of the Atlantic, with an average speed of
For the Record claimed all of the songs on the album hit No. 1." A disclaimer on the back of the album indicates that "The Essential" is the reissued "For the Record". The original "For the Record" album was certified platinum for sales of 5 million units by the Recording Industry Association of America. A DVD was released with Alabama performing all 41 Number One Hits (plus My Home's In Alabama) at Las Vegas on October 10, 1998. For the Record For the Record is a two-disc, 44-track greatest hits package released by the American country music band Alabama. The album chronicles the