Some memorable objects disappear but are never forgotten. This certainly applies to the majestic ocean liners René will examine; each one being lost in tragic fashion.
Starting with the most famous tragedy at sea, the Titanic, the story that will never die because the then-largest ship in the world sank on its maiden voyage with huge loss of life.
However, not many people know that only a few years later one of her sister ships, the Britannic, also sank when, serving as a hospital ship, it hit a mine during WWI. She was the largest ship lost during the war.