The tragic story of the Titanic is engrained into every person in the Western world. While not the worst shipwreck in history , the Titanic has been romanticized in film and the subject of ongoing deep-sea expeditions, making it one of the most famous ships.

Despite the Titanic’s fame, the ill-fated vessel was not alone in its construction. The Titanic was actually part of a trio of ships constructed by Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. The group was all part of the Olympic-class vessels, named after the first ship in the group, the Olympic.

Perhaps the most underrated vessel of the three is the Titanic’s “little sister,” the Britannic. The Britannic was a significant vessel in World War I before meeting her own dramatic end. Now, for the first time, divers have recovered artifact

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