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7099058Exploring the Britannichttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/exploring-the-britannic-9798855541984/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6659209/image.jpg?v=638756016652100000410410MXNGandhiInStock/Audiolibros/<p><strong>A revelatory and wide-ranging exploration of HMS <em>Britannic</em>her life at sea and on the seabedby the owner of her wreck.</strong></p><p>Launched in 1914, two years after the ill-fated voyage of her sister ship, RMS <em>Titanic</em>, the <em>Britannic</em> 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.</p><p>There her wreck lay, at a depth of 400 feet, until it was discovered fifty-nine years later by legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau. In 1996 the wreck was bought by the author of this book, Simon Mills.</p><p><em>Exploring the Britannic</em> 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 forty years. This book finally details how the mysteries surrounding the 100-year-old enigma were laid to rest, and what the future might also hold for her.</p>...6766576Exploring the Britannic410410https://www.gandhi.com.mx/exploring-the-britannic-9798855541984/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6659209/image.jpg?v=638756016652100000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20259798855541984_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_<p><strong>A revelatory and wide-ranging exploration of HMS <em>Britannic</em>her life at sea and on the seabedby the owner of her wreck.</strong></p><p>Launched in 1914, two years after the ill-fated voyage of her sister ship, RMS <em>Titanic</em>, the <em>Britannic</em> 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.</p><p>There her wreck lay, at a depth of 400 feet, until it was discovered fifty-nine years later by legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau. In 1996 the wreck was bought by the author of this book, Simon Mills.</p><p><em>Exploring the Britannic</em> 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 forty years. This book finally details how the mysteries surrounding the 100-year-old enigma were laid to rest, and what the future might also hold for her.</p>...9798855541984_Tantor Media, Incaudiolibro_9798855541984_9798855541984Simon MillsInglésMéxico2025-02-18T00:00:00+00:00NoMINUTE2025-02-18T00:00:00+00:00Tantor Media, Inc