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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=638756016652100000387387MXNGandhiInStock/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 Britannic387387https://www.gandhi.com.mx/exploring-the-britannic-9798855541984/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6659209/image.jpg?v=638756016652100000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20259798855541984_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9798855541984_<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