This photo was meant to be uploaded on the 100th anniversary of the Britannic disaster on the 21st, but then I found out that I might not be able to do it at that time as I am going to Disneyland with my parents. The ship will remain where it is until the damage can be assessed to see if it could be patched up for it to continue in hospital service for the Allies."
Fortunately, the Kea inhabitants were hospitable enough to assist the Britannic's passengers, until military personnel arrives to take them to Athens. 1,065 people were aboard the Britannic: all survived, but a little shaken up.
There was an explosion on the port side of the bow at precisely 08:12 AM, and the ship made a mad dash for the island of Kea, marooning itself before it had a chance to founder. The HMHS Britannic was undergoing its sixth voyage between Southampton, England and Lemnos, Greece to bring Allied soldiers wounded on the western front back home. "The inhabitants of Kea island woke up this morning to find a 48,000 ton hospital ship marooned on their northwestern shore. (Updated with Alex Beaut's models in VSF as of )
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