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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2026 · 3H 42M

Britannic 🚢⚓ | The Forgotten Sister Ship of the Titanic | Boring History For Sleep

from Boring History for Sleep · host Velvet

Overshadowed by the tragedy of the Titanic, the Britannic was built to be safer, stronger, and more advanced than her famous sister ship. Requisitioned as a hospital ship during the First World War, she carried doctors, nurses, and wounded soldiers across the Mediterranean before meeting a tragic fate of her own.Why did the largest ship lost during World War I sink in less than an hour? What lessons had been learned from the Titanic—and why weren't they enough to save the Britannic?A calm journey through grand ocean liners, wartime service, maritime engineering, and the remarkable story of Titanic's forgotten sister ship.Boring History For Sleep — Soft stories about history's greatest disasters and forgotten legends.

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