{"product_id":"exploring-the-britannic","title":"Exploring The Britannic","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaunched in 1914, two years after the ill-fated voyage of her sister ship, RMS \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBritannic\u003c\/i\u003e was intended to be superior to her tragic twin in every way. But war intervened and in 1915 she was requisitioned as a hospital ship. Just one year later, while on her way to collect troops wounded in the Balkans campaign, she fell victim to a mine laid by a German U-boat and tragically sank in the middle of the Aegean Sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere her wreck lay, at a depth of 400 feet, until it was discovered 59 years later by legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau. In 1996 the wreck was bought by the author of this book, Simon Mills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExploring the Britannic\u003c\/i\u003e tells the complete story of this enigmatic ship: her construction, launch and life, her fateful last voyage, and the historical findings resulting from the exploration of the well-preserved wreck over a period of 40 years. With remarkable sonar scans and many never before seen photographs of the wreck, plus fold-out sections of the original Harland \u0026amp; Wolff ship plans, not previously published in their entirety, \u003ci\u003eExploring the Britannic\u003c\/i\u003e finally details how the mysteries surrounding the 100-year-old enigma were laid to rest, and what the future might also hold for her.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312152486270,"sku":"NW9781472954923","price":21.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472954923.jpg?v=1778514231","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/exploring-the-britannic","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}