Britannic at 100: The Medicated Titanic

Let me just state that I love the Titanic. Let me then state that the previous statement is one of the grossest understatements I have ever made in my life. The various artifacts and memorabilia strewn about my room, as well as the fact that I built the bow for a class project in High School, clearly point to obsession.

Of course, I'm not here to talk about the Titanic. I'm here to talk about her sister ship, the Britannic.

The Britannic (claimed to be originally named 'Gigantic', but changed after the Titanic sinking) was the third and final of the Olympic-class liners built by White Star Line. Side note: The Olympic holds the great honor of hitting everything on this planet without ever actually sinking. Don't believe me? Look it up.

The Britannic was to be the grandest ship of the line: more obnoxious than even the Titanic. Something about a Wurlitzer organ...

Of course World War I put the kibosh on that, and the ship was made into a medical ship. The HMHS Britannic, cool as can be with that stylish white paint job in the Aegean Sea.

Then, on November 21, 1916, there was an explosion. Some people say it was a mine, others say it was a German torpedo, one particularly brutal TV movie said it was a German spy pretending to be a priest who had sex with a British spy pretending to be a governess.

Anywho, the ship sank in 90 minutes: mainly due to the fact that the nurses left the portholes open. 30 people were killed when their lifeboats were crushed by propellers.

The thing about Britannic is that it's a diveable wreck. It's still intact, and the Greek government always says they're gonna do something with it.



And that's all I have to say about that.

-Red Hooded Manatee