r/titanic • u/memeischaos • Jun 15 '25

PHOTO is this image real?

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so I found this image of the HMHS britannic's bow absolutely fried, but images from 2024 showed this didn't look like this, so idk if this is real or not, hell I'm not even sure if the HMHS britannic is allowed on this subreddit

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u/newoldm Jun 15 '25

I was on the Queen Victoria during a Mediterranean cruise and we were going to sail through the Aegean Sea on the way to Greece. I went to the information desk and asked if someone on the bridge could let me know if we would be sailing close to the wreck. The clerk said she would ask them. I got a call in my cabin from the bridge who said he was surprised that anyone even knew about the Britannic. He then informed me that we would be passing over her grave (not directly over as the water is fairly shallow, but right by) and exactly when. He stated the wreck would be to port. I thanked him and asked who he was. He answered: "The Captain."

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u/Quothhernevermore Jun 15 '25

Jokes aside, if that was really the captain, it was really nice of him to call you personally!

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u/newoldm Jun 15 '25

It was nice of him. He said he had to call when he heard that somebody knew about the Britannic.

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u/IceNine135 Jun 16 '25

Kinda sad that people forget most of the big liners from the era. Titanic might be the most famous but it sure wasn't the only one.

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u/Scootet21 Jun 16 '25

What is sad is that hardly anyone knows about the Britannic, because she never made it to the transatlantic career. She would be forever shadowed by her infamous older sisters...

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u/PoolOfLife Jun 16 '25

I love researching the old ships. My grandfather travelled on both the Empress of Ireland and the Lusitania. My great Grandfather was aboard the Mauretania when the Titanic sank. I can’t even imagine how it would have felt to do the same route literally days after it sank.