The Britannic, a hospital ship during WWI, sank in 1916 after striking a mine in the Aegean Sea. Like its famous sibling, the Titanic, its wreck continues to attract explorers more than a century after it sank. #DrainTheOceans is now streaming on Disney and Hulu. Stream the #ourHOME collection all month long. | National Geographic History

Why Did Britannic Sink So Fast? (55 minutes) On November 21, 1916, HMHS Britannic struck a German mine off the coast of Greece. The explosion flooded the forward compartments — but what made her sink much faster was that many portholes were left open for ventilation while she was serving as a hospital ship. This allowed water to rush in above the watertight bulkheads, causing the ship to flood rapidly and capsize. Do you think she could have survived if the portholes were closed? ⭐ Support this

The Britannic sank in just 55 minutes, three times faster than her sister ship, the Titanic. | National Geographic TV