Deep Sea Divers Recover Bell, Other Artifacts From Titanic’s Sunken Sister Ship–The Britannic

Deep Sea Divers Recover Bell, Other Artifacts From Titanic’s Sunken Sister Ship–The Britannic

Deep Sea Divers Recover Bell, Other Artifacts From Titanic’s Sunken Sister Ship–The Britannic credit – Greek Ministry of Culture A team of deep-sea divers has recovered a slew of artifacts from the wreck of Titanic’s  sister ship, a vessel sunk by a mine during the First World War. Called the  HMHS Britannic,  it was one of three Olympic-class ocean liners built by the White Star Lines company in the early 20th century, with the others being HMS Titanic  and  HMS Olympia.  The dive was organized by British historian Simon Mills, founder of the Britannic Foundation and owner of the wreck, and saw 11 professional divers enter the Aegean Sea in May and conduct a survey of the ship for artifacts they might recover. Details were kept secret until last Monday when images of what was recovered were published by the Greek Ministry of Culture. Included among the items were a porcelain wash basin, binoculars, a portside navigation lamp, tiles from Turkish baths, equipment from first and second-class cabin…