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HMHS Britannic (originally to be the RMS Britannic) (/ b r ɪ ˈ t æ n ɪ k /) was the third and final vessel of the White Star Line's Olympic class of steamships and the second White Star ship to bear the name Britannic.
HMHS Britannic was the third and final vessel of the Olympic-Class Ocean Liners and the sistership of the RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic. Some claim her original name was going to be RMS Gigantic and it was changed after the sinking of the Titanic, as 'Giant' in her name would scare away the...
After Titanic sank, a rumor began to circulate that the White Star Line had indeed planned to name the third ship "Gigantic", but then changed the name after the Titanic sank to avoid the appearance of arrogance.
Gigantic or Britannic? It has always been said that the third ship was to be named the Gigantic and the story goes as thus: Before the Titanic disaster, she was to be named the Gigantic, a name which would seem to be in keeping with her sister’s names.
7 Οκτ 2009 · I decided to draw this imagined 1000-footer. She retains the name Gigantic through her career since she would be the largest ship in the world by far, unlike the real Gigantic/Britannic which had been surpassed in size by the German liner Imperator before she was even launched.
Introduction. RMS Olympic (1910) and RMS Titanic (1911) had been built. The HMHS (His Majesty's Hospital Ship) Britannic was the third “wonder ship” to be built. There is some debate whether she was originally planned to be named " Gigantic ", but as it can be seen on the name plate on the main picture above it reads " Britannic ".
Britannic, British ocean liner that was a sister ship of the Olympic and the Titanic. Having never operated as a commercial vessel, it was refitted as a hospital ship during World War I and sank in 1916, reportedly after striking a mine. Learn more about the Britannic.
