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RMS Britannic was sunk on the morning of 21 November 1916 off the Greek island of Kea by a single mine. The ship took 55 minutes to sink and 30 lives were lost from the 1,066 people on board.
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British ship carrying American passengers that was sunk by a German torpedo?
RMS Lusitania. Torpedoed by German U-boat U-20 on Friday 7 May 1915; with the loss of 1,198 souls of the 1,959 people aboard, leaving 761 survivors.
Did the RMS Olympic sink?
No. The White Star Line made a line of ships. The Titanic, The Britannic, and the Olympic. The Titanic and the Britannic sank but the Olympic is in storage. The Olympic did not sink it was called old reliable and served for 25 yrs before being scrapped. It was the most successful of its two other sister ships, the Titanic and Britannic.
What does RMS on the Titanic stand for?
The RMS on Titanic stood for "Royal Mail Ship".
Why was there an iceberg near Crete for the RMS Titanic to hit?
As Crete is in the Mediterranean Sea and the Titanic struck the iceberg in the North Atlantic, Crete does not come into it.
How long was the RMS Lusitania?
The RMS Lusitania was 787 feet long.
What happened to rms olympic and rms britannica?
the r.m.s olympic did'nt sink but her sister called h.m.h.s brittanic sank
Was the ship Olympic made in Ireland?
RMS Olympic was the lead of 3 sister ships, the other 2 being the RMS Titanic and HMHS Brittanic. All 3 were built in the Belfast, Ireland, at the Harland and Wolff shipyard.
What is the difference between Cheonan ship and Titanic?
The main difference is that the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sunk, while the Cheonan was sunk by a North Korean torpedo. They really have nothing in common.
Was the brittanic built before the Titanic?
No Brittanic was completed in 1914.
When did the RMS Lusitania sink?
The RMS Lusitania sank in the Mid-Atlantic ocean off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915 from being struck by a torpedo by a German U-boat.
What kind of boat hit lusitania?
The Lusitania wasn't hit by a boat. It was hit by a torpedo.
What is the name of titanics sister ship?
Olyimpic and britannic google it to find out more.olympic was one and one was called gigantic but then was named britanic after its sister ship titanic.
What did the Titanic crash into?
The RMS Titanic hit an iceberg
What caused the sinking of the RMS Titanic?
It hit an iceberg.
What was the Titanic's sister's name?
Brittanic.
What was the name of the cruise ship that go hit by a torpedo?
That was the Lucitania.
What is the amount of torpedoes the lusitania was hit by?
The Lusitania was hit by only one torpedo. The ship had been carrying tons of live cargo, so the torpedo hit caused a huge explosion. Minutes later, a second explosion occurred, however, it was NOT from a second torpedo. Researchers think the first explosion triggered the second.
