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 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 biggest hits from Alabama released between 1980 and 1998. The lineup includes all 33 of their "Billboard magazine" Hot Country Singles & Tracks No. 1 singles, as well as other songs which reached number one on the former "Radio & Records" (now "Mediabase") charts; each of the non-"Billboard" No. 1 hits made the top 5 on that chart. Three new tracks are also included. Of these, "How Do You Fall in Love" reached No. 2