Britannic was launched on February 26th 1914 but completion was delayed by the looming War. On November 13th 1915 she was requisitioned for use as a hospital ship to assist with the evacuation from the Daranelles campaign carrying 3,009 hospital berths but returning from her first visit with 3,300 sick and wounded. Whilst passing throught the Agean Sea towards Mudros on her sixth voyage, she struck a mine laid by U-73 [please refer to lot 208, 6th November 1997 Maritime Sale] and sank within an hour. Commodore Bartlett, the master, endevoured to ground the ship but unfortunately some of the lifeboats were drawn into the still turning blades as the stern rose from the water and twenty-nine lives were lost.