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Hello there.
After more than six months of work I am finally ready to present my latest and hopefully final builds of the Olympic Class! The fourth release is my take on the HMHS Britannic, her appearance while in service as a hospital ship in World War 1. Please note that since Britannic's layouts and appearance as a hospital ship isn't fully known and because there is a lot of guesswork involved, this build is likely not very accurate. This is just my take on how she could have possibly looked like, and should not be seen as the "final word" on the subject, indeed far from it.
As the war broke out, the still unfinished Britannic of the White Star Line was no longer prioritized as most shipyards instead focused on the war effort. In 1915, Britannic was finished enough to make her seaworthy. She was requisitioned for use as a hospital ship by the British Admiralty ferrying wounded soldiers home to Britain from the disastrous Gallipoli campaign. Britannic was painted in all white, with yellow funnels and masts and a green band across her hull, broken up by three large red crosses. This was intentional; for all hospital ships were neutral in wartime and were not to be fired upon under any circumstances, so this stark livery would ensure there would be no doubt as to Britannic's purpose. She would go on to sail on six voyages in this role, alongside her sister ship Olympic operating as a troop ship and many other liners such as Mauretania, Aquitania, Statendam and the Big Four.
On her sixth voyage sailing to Lemnos from Southampton, Britannic struck a sea mine in the Aegean sea close to the island of Kea. The mine created a massive hole right between her Nos. 2 and 3 cargo holds, and warped her hull so the forward watertight doors could not be closed. As such, Boiler rooms Nos. 5 and 6 were also compromised. In total, six compartments were open to sea, and in addition to many open portholes, Britannic could simply no longer stay afloat. Captain Charles Bartlett ordered the evacuation to begin, and to steer the ship towards Kea in the hopes of possibly beaching her. In the confusion, two lifeboats were lowered against his wishes were destroyed by the ship's still turning propeller, killing 30 people. Around an hour after the mine blast, the ship began her funal plunge, going down by her head and capsizing onto her side, before striking the sea bed and severly damaging her bow.
1036 people were saved from Britannic, with the 30 unfortunate people in the first two lifeboats being the only casualties.
This build is in the 1.8.1 scale and is 484 blocks long and 51 blocks wide. Included in the world download is a version of the ship with added water wake and smoke effects, and one version without. The build has full interiors. The world download is in Java Edition, so no Bedrock. Sorry!
Hope you enjoy!
Britannic in Southampton. Image source:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8261323/Unseen-pictures-explore-life-board-colossal-hospital-ship-HMHS-Britannic.html
Source: Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMHS_Britannic
After more than six months of work I am finally ready to present my latest and hopefully final builds of the Olympic Class! The fourth release is my take on the HMHS Britannic, her appearance while in service as a hospital ship in World War 1. Please note that since Britannic's layouts and appearance as a hospital ship isn't fully known and because there is a lot of guesswork involved, this build is likely not very accurate. This is just my take on how she could have possibly looked like, and should not be seen as the "final word" on the subject, indeed far from it.
As the war broke out, the still unfinished Britannic of the White Star Line was no longer prioritized as most shipyards instead focused on the war effort. In 1915, Britannic was finished enough to make her seaworthy. She was requisitioned for use as a hospital ship by the British Admiralty ferrying wounded soldiers home to Britain from the disastrous Gallipoli campaign. Britannic was painted in all white, with yellow funnels and masts and a green band across her hull, broken up by three large red crosses. This was intentional; for all hospital ships were neutral in wartime and were not to be fired upon under any circumstances, so this stark livery would ensure there would be no doubt as to Britannic's purpose. She would go on to sail on six voyages in this role, alongside her sister ship Olympic operating as a troop ship and many other liners such as Mauretania, Aquitania, Statendam and the Big Four.
On her sixth voyage sailing to Lemnos from Southampton, Britannic struck a sea mine in the Aegean sea close to the island of Kea. The mine created a massive hole right between her Nos. 2 and 3 cargo holds, and warped her hull so the forward watertight doors could not be closed. As such, Boiler rooms Nos. 5 and 6 were also compromised. In total, six compartments were open to sea, and in addition to many open portholes, Britannic could simply no longer stay afloat. Captain Charles Bartlett ordered the evacuation to begin, and to steer the ship towards Kea in the hopes of possibly beaching her. In the confusion, two lifeboats were lowered against his wishes were destroyed by the ship's still turning propeller, killing 30 people. Around an hour after the mine blast, the ship began her funal plunge, going down by her head and capsizing onto her side, before striking the sea bed and severly damaging her bow.
1036 people were saved from Britannic, with the 30 unfortunate people in the first two lifeboats being the only casualties.
This build is in the 1.8.1 scale and is 484 blocks long and 51 blocks wide. Included in the world download is a version of the ship with added water wake and smoke effects, and one version without. The build has full interiors. The world download is in Java Edition, so no Bedrock. Sorry!
Hope you enjoy!
Britannic in Southampton. Image source:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8261323/Unseen-pictures-explore-life-board-colossal-hospital-ship-HMHS-Britannic.html
History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMHS Britannic |
| Owner |  White Star Line |
| Operator |  Royal Navy |
| Port of registry | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Ordered | 1911 |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 433[1] |
| Laid down | 30 November 1911 |
| Launched | 26 February 1914 |
| Completed | 12 December 1915 |
| In service | 23 December 1915 |
| Out of service | 21 November 1916 |
| Fate | Sank after striking a mine set by SM U-73 on 21 November 1916 near Kea in the Aegean Sea [url=geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=HMHS_Britannic¶ms=37_42_05_N_24_17_02_E_type:landmark_scale:300000_region:GR-L]37°42′05″N 24°17′02″E[/url] |
General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Olympic-class ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 48,158 gross register tons |
| Displacement | 53,200 tons |
| Length | 882 ft 9 in (269.1 m) overall |
| Beam | 94 ft (28.7 m) |
| Height | 175 ft (53 m) from the keel to the top of the funnels |
| Draught | 34 ft 7 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth | 64 ft 6 in (19.7 m) |
| Decks | 9 passenger decks |
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| Capacity | 3,309 |
Source: Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMHS_Britannic
| Progress | 100% complete |
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