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Quiz about HMHS BritannicTitanics Younger Sister
Quiz about HMHS BritannicTitanics Younger Sister

HMHS Britannic-Titanic's Younger Sister Quiz


Everyone knows that Titanic had two sister ships: Britannic & Olympic. Britannic is not talked about much, though. How much do you know about this sister ship?

A multiple-choice quiz by titanic97. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
titanic97
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
251,848
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
496
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 67 (10/10), Guest 172 (6/10), Guest 81 (2/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the Britannic's name originally going to be? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. When was the keel laid for the Britannic? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Was the Britannic ever able to carry civilian passengers?


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the Captain in charge of the Britannic? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What did the Britannic strike? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Besides the watertight doors not closing properly due to the explosion, what else sealed the fate of the Britannic? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What did the captain try to do with the Britannic? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The Britannic went down in what body of water? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. How many people were killed as a result of the Britannic disaster? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Dr. Robert Ballard was not the first to find the wreck of the Britannic.



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1. What was the Britannic's name originally going to be?

Answer: Gigantic

When the three ships were advertised in the brochures, they were called Olympic, Titanic, & Gigantic. However, the White Star Line opted for the name Britannic after the Titanic's sinking because it was felt that passengers would be leary of a ship that was named for her size. It was a softer approach.
2. When was the keel laid for the Britannic?

Answer: November 30, 1911

The keel was laid down for the Britanic on November 30, 1911 at the Harland & Wolff shipyards. It was the last of the Olympic class vessels to be built for passenger travel.
3. Was the Britannic ever able to carry civilian passengers?

Answer: No

The Britannic was later commandeered and turned into a hospital ship. This all happened while the ship was being outfitted and haste had to be made to complete the job. It was later refitted for hospital use and pressed into service.
4. Who was the Captain in charge of the Britannic?

Answer: Captain Charles Bartlett

Charles Bartlett was the captain in charge of the Britannic and was making his 6th round trip with the ship on the day of the disaster.
5. What did the Britannic strike?

Answer: underwater mine

At around 8:12 AM on the morning of November 21, 1916, an explosion ripped open the starboard bow of the ship. The explosion caused damage in the compartments for cargo holds 2 & 3, but damaged the bulkhead between holds 1 & the forepeak. The explosion also damaged the tunnel of the firemen's quarters and boiler room 6 immediately and since the watertight doors would not close properly, Boiler room 5 also flooded.
6. Besides the watertight doors not closing properly due to the explosion, what else sealed the fate of the Britannic?

Answer: open portholes

What made matters worse was the open portholes. Nurses had opened some of these portholes to air out the ship. When the bow sunk lower in the water, the water poured in through these holes. It started to flow into the compartment for boiler room 4. Since the Britannic could only float with the first six compartments flooded, and boiler room 4 was the 7th, it was not going to float.
7. What did the captain try to do with the Britannic?

Answer: run it aground

Captain Bartlett tried his best. He noticed the shore of Kea about 3 miles off and tried to make a desperate run for it. His plan was to try and run the Britannic aground and save the ship from going down.
8. The Britannic went down in what body of water?

Answer: Aegean Sea

The Britannic lies in 400 ft. of water in the Aegean Sea. It is about 3 miles from the coast of Kea. Bartlett tried to see about "beaching" the ship on the shore of Kea, but with the seriously listing ship and only one propeller in the water it made it very difficult to control.

After hearing that two of the lifeboats were sucked into the propellers; killing some of the people, Bartlett gave the order to abandon ship. The Britannic went down in 55 minutes.
9. How many people were killed as a result of the Britannic disaster?

Answer: 30

Even though the Britannic went down faster than the Titanic did, only 30 people were killed. Some people were killed when their lifeboats were sucked into the still churning propellers. Some died later from their injuries. The Britannic was not carrying patients at the time otherwise the death toll could've been a lot higher.

The death toll was a lot less since the Britannic was equipped with more lifeboats. This was made as a requirement after the Titanic had gone down. Lives saved from the Britannic were 1038.
10. Dr. Robert Ballard was not the first to find the wreck of the Britannic.

Answer: True

Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau found the Britannic back in 1975 at the depth of 400 ft. Ballard found and explored the wreck in 1996. Since the ship is only in 400 ft. of water, scuba divers can go down on the wreck. However, because the wreck is considered a "war grave", they must get special clearance from the British Admiralty in order to explore the wreck.

The bow of the ship is deformed because of the way she sank. It struck the bottom before the other half of the ship could go under the waves.

However, the cargo cranes, and most of the rest of the ship is in good condition after so many years. Even though all four funnels fell off the ship, they were all found intact and in good condition.
Source: Author titanic97

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