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whiskyyak.bsky.social
FYI @almakatsu.bsky.social, there's a COBI model of the HMHS Britannic (cobi.com/products/cobi-h-m-h-s-britannic-set-1681)
I finished The Deep not too long ago, and I guess it was still stuck in the back of my mind when I noticed the building kit. They have one for the RMS Titanic in the same scale.
COBI H.M.H.S. Britannic: Set #1681
Built from 636 COBI construction blocks, the H.M.H.S. Britannic (Set #1681) is 38.5cm long and 12cm high in a scale of 1:700. It precisely reproduces the shape and body of the ship and numerous detail...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
colnevalley.bsky.social
Its name first appeared on a map in 1819, possibly inspired by the Britannic shape of the surrounding land. The lake itself was created after gravel extraction in the early 1930s.
January 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
suisjefou.bsky.social
Violet Jessop : le chat noir !
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Violet Constance Jessop (2 octobre 1887 − 5 mai 1971) est une hôtesse et infirmière britannique. Elle est surtout connue pour avoir survécu aux principaux accidents des trois sister-ships géants de la White Star Line, les navires de la classe Olympic. En effet, elle sert comme hôtesse à bord de l’Olympic quand il heurte le croiseur HMS Hawke le 20 septembre 1911. Elle se trouve également à bord du Titanic lorsqu’il fait naufrage le 15 avril 1912, et sert en tant qu’infirmière volontaire à bord du Britannic lorsqu’il fait naufrage en mer Égée le 21 novembre 1916.
January 13, 2026 at 10:44 AM
eminence.fun
Dr. Strangelove Re-re-re-re-re-watch

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January 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
marchys.blog
Doofenshmirtz “if I had a nickel” meme but his face is replaced with that of Violet Jessop with a cutout of her portrait. The text reads “[frame 1] If I had a nickel for every time I survived a major tragedy I’d have three nickels. [Frame 2] Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened three feckin times” "Violet Jessop was a nurse on the Titanic when it struck an iceberg and sank. She survived and was rescued... When people think about the Titanic, they think about that freezing night in April 1912, the lifeboats slipping into black water, and the thousands who never made it out. What most people do not think about is the woman who would go on to face that kind of terror not once, but again and again. Her name was Violet Jessop. She was born in 1887 to Irish immigrant parents and grew up far from the luxury ships she would later serve on. As a child, she was seriously ill with tuberculosis, and doctors once believed she would not survive. She did. That early fight with death seemed to set the tone for the rest of her life. By her early twenties, Violet was working at sea as a stewardess and nurse. In 1911, she was aboard the RMS Olympic when it collided with the British warship HMS Hawke. The impact tore into the ship's hull and left it badly damaged. Water rushed in. Passengers panicked. The Olympic did not sink, but it came close enough to remind everyone how fragile even the largest ships were. Violet walked away unharmed. Just a year later, she found herself on another enormous liner, this time the RMS Titanic. It was the most famous ship in the world, called unsinkable by many. Violet was working as a stewardess, caring for first class passengers, helping them with meals, clothing, and comfort. When the Titanic struck the iceberg, she was ordered to guide women and children to the lifeboats. In her later writings, she described the confusion and disbelief that filled the decks. Some passengers refused to believe the ship was really in danger. Others clung to their loved ones, terrified of being separated. An officer placed a baby in Violet's arms and told her to get into a lifeboat. She did. From the small boat, she watched the Titanic disappear beneath the ocean. More than fifteen hundred people died that night. Violet survived. So did the child she had been given, whom she later returned to a frantic mother among the survivors. For most people, that would have been enough to end any desire to ever step foot on a ship again. For Violet, it was not. During World War One, she served as a nurse on the HMHS Britannic, the Titanic's sister ship, which had been converted into a hospital ship. In 1916, while sailing in the Aegean Sea, the Britannic struck a German mine. The explosion was devastating. The ship began to sink rapidly. Lifeboats were lowered into the water, but the still spinning propellers pulled some of them in and destroyed them. Violet jumped from the ship into the sea. She was dragged beneath the water and struck her head against the hull. Years later, doctors discovered she had suffered a skull fracture from that moment. Once again, she lived. Three major disasters at sea. The Olympic collision. The Titanic sinking. The Britannic explosion. Violet Jessop survived all of them.
January 12, 2026 at 12:02 AM
mvij.org
Violet Jessop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Jessop
Violet Constance Jessop (2 October 1887 - 5 May 1971) was an Irish-Argentine ocean liner stewardess and Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in the early 20th century. She survived the sinking of both RMS Titanic in 1912 and sister ship HMHS Britannic in 1916, as well as having been aboard the eldest of the three ships of that class, RMS Olympic, when it collided with the British warship HMS Hawke in 1911.112]
January 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
spoilheap.bsky.social
TTRPGers with an interest in ancient history! Ancient historians with an interest in TTRPGs? What are your favourite TTRPGs set in the ancient Mediterranean and beyond?
The cover of Herbie Brennan’s Man, Myth, & Magic—possibly the first TTRPG set in the ancient world? A picture built up of: portraits of Roman soldier and Egyptian woman, a wizard sacrificng a woman on an altar (🙄), two men fighting with swords, an ancient Greek ship, Stonehenge, and an entrance into a stepped monumental stone structure I am ashamed to say I can’t identify. John Harper and Sean Nittner’s Agon. A stylised illustration of an ancient Greek helmet. Paul Elliott’s 43 AD. An open green field or moor. Front and centre: severed Roman legionary heads piled on a crude altar with a Celtic-Britannic statue of a deity. Ominous grey and black clouds overhead. I think that there’s a long line of Roman infantry on the horizon. Aegean. A young warrior armed with shield and spear is confronted by four stylised spears (wielders are out of view).
January 11, 2026 at 1:40 PM
amusedtodeath.bsky.social
Britannic 1874
Britannic 1914
Britannic 1929
An evolution in style
January 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
merlinsbriques.fr
📝 #Cobi H.M.H.S. Britannic CRITIQUE | Set 1681. Cobi H.M.H.S. Britannic CRITIQUE | Set 1681 | de 2024 | Échelle 1:700 | 636 pièces | Une pièce autocollée | 41 pièces imprimées | Poids: 380 g | 88 Étapes de construction | 2 sections de construction | 5 x 12 x 38.5 cm (L x H x P)...en savoir plus
Cobi H.M.H.S. Britannic CRITIQUE | Set 1681
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
andlat.bsky.social
The whole class of ship seemed to hunger for smaller ships!

When Britannic sunk in 1916, its propeller sucked in lifeboats
January 7, 2026 at 4:27 PM
dbryte.bsky.social
Hey @georgehrab.bsky.social check out Violet Jessup's INCREDIBLE Titanic, Britannic, and Olympic survival story in the lastest 99% Invisible pod episode! A great candidate for your 'Indestructible Bastards' segment 😉
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99pi.org 99% Invisible @99pi.org · 9d
Kicking off the new year with controversial swimsuits, reimagined cigarette dispensers, and someone who survived a sinking ship. And another... and another...

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January 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
calmeilles.bsky.social
Needs updating and it's too early in the morning; but still…
NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Britannic Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth Il will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The rt. hon. Tony Blair, MP - for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: 1. You should look up "revocation” in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium". Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up "vocabulary". Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up "interspersed". 2. There is no such thing as "US English". We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. Future adult suffrage will be based in part on successful completion of compulsory spelling eexaminations which will focus on words like "colour" and "visualise" whose mis-spelling is endemic in the American colonies. 3. You should leam to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. 4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. 5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through. 6. You should stop playing American "football”. There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays "American” football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played in the girls leagues; it is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which is similar to American "football”, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full keviar body armour like nancies). We are hoping to get together at least a US rugby sevens side by 2015. 7. You should declare war on Quebec and France, using nuclear weapons if they give you any merde. The 98.85% of you who were not aware that there is a world outside your borders should count yourselves lucky. The Russians have never been the bad guys. "Merde" is French for "shit". 8. July 4th is no longer a public holiday. November 8th will be a new national holiday, but only in England. It will be called "Indecisive Day". 9. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and it is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean. 10. As a sign of penance 5 grams of sea salt per cup will be added to all tea made within the ‘Commonwealth of Massachusetts, this quantity to be doubled for tea made within the city of Boston itself. 11. From November 1st only proper British Bitter will be referred to as "beer”, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as "Lager”. The substances formerly known as "American Beer" will henceforth be referred to as "Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine", with the exception of the product of the American Budweiser company whose product will be referred to as "Weak Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine". This will allow true Budweiser (as manufactured for the last 1000 years in Pilsen, Czech Republic) to be sold without risk of confusion. 12. From November 1st the UK will harmonise petrol (or "Gasoline" as you will be permitted to keep calling it until April 1st 2001) prices with the former USA. The UK will harmonise its prices to those of the former USA and the Former USA wil, in return, adopt UK petrol prices (roughly $6/US gallon - get used to it). 13. Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy. Thank you for your co-operation.
January 6, 2026 at 7:45 AM
delyse.bsky.social
Painting of the oceanliner HMHS Britannic in her Hospital Ship colours of white with a green stripe and red crosses, her four funnels are painted a tan buff and she is sailing on the open ocean.
January 6, 2026 at 5:12 AM
locospottingnw.bsky.social
Oops, unfortunately I died. Not to worry! A brief bout of sickness behind me, let's get 2025 in review wrapped up. Just the one twin post for November and December as the cold and rain set in once again. The world goes on. It doesn't matter how bad you're feeling... (11/12)
The first Sprinter, 150001, trundles out of Dewsbury with a stopper for Leeds in early-November. Don't let the clear blue skies and green trees fool you - the cold was very much starting to grip by this point. 59003 'Yeoman Highlander' thunders out of Crewe with the Britannic Explorer Mk3 set. It's good to see this interesting locomotive with a long and varied history back working again, especially so far from her usual homeport in Westbury. It was pure chance that I saw this move - a friend spotting south of Birmingham that day gave me just enough of a heads-up for me to dash out from my flat in time for the train to Crewe. 158784 stands at Wigan North Western with 158854 having worked in from Manchester Victoria. Ordinarily, the train to St. Helens on a Sunday is an arduous endeavour with over an hour in Wigan; on this particular Sunday, however, a two-hourly runs-as-required path was deployed by Northern, filling in some of the gaps in the timetable and allowing for a much easier journey. The return, unfortunately, did not go as well, with no trains for around three hours after successive cancellations... thankfully, an Arriva service bus came to the rescue! D1015 'Western Champion' fills Manchester Victoria with a thick blue haze as it arrives with the Pathfinder Farewell from Salisbury, 20 December 2025. Fittingly, the identity on the other side of the locomotive had been swapped to D1001 'Western Pathfinder'.
January 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
mordsingvogel.bsky.social
I'm pretty sure Britannic was mentioned in Nonary games. But the game was full of weird tangents, so I'm non sure if it ever led anywhere...
January 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
hallamwerebrock.bsky.social
I'm a Britannic fan. I love her hospital ship livery!
January 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
erkhyan.bsky.social
Especially considering the fact (rumor?) that Britannic was originally supposed to be named the Gigantic, but had its name changed after the whole Titanic kerfuffle.
January 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
erkhyan.bsky.social
Titanic was the second.

Olympic was completed in 1911, Titanic in 1912, Britannic in 1914.

When Titanic sank, Olympic was nearby and offered to take on the survivors. It was summarily refused in order to avoid further traumatizing the survivors with the sight of Titanic’s near-identical twin.
January 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
electricvolcano.bsky.social
(1) ANALYZING PHOTOS FROM INSIDE BRITANNIC! (TITANIC'S SISTER) - YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Mz...
ANALYZING PHOTOS FROM INSIDE BRITANNIC! (TITANIC'S SISTER)
YouTube video by Historic Travels
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January 4, 2026 at 12:28 PM
franubis.bsky.social
Britannic is such a Titanic OC name.

Here's my Titanic boat OC, it's called the
Birdtannic
(do not steal)
January 4, 2026 at 11:44 AM
anforsorrow.bsky.social
Like look at how well preserved is this toilet room, for example!
Toilet room from the Britannic. Photo by Richie Kohler.
January 4, 2026 at 11:38 AM
anforsorrow.bsky.social
Last year, a diving team entered the wreck and retrieved a number of items. Besides the legal ramifications of that these photos are great when studying the Titanic, being Britannic more similar to the famous ship than the more documented Olympic.
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
anforsorrow.bsky.social
The Britannic is in remarkably better condition than her sister, the Titanic, in part due to having sank in less deep waters, and being protected by algae and barnacles. However, it has been more difficult to access it, due to geographical and political reasons.
January 4, 2026 at 11:33 AM
anforsorrow.bsky.social
Everyone knows about the Titanic and her sis ter ship, the Olympic. But there was also a third sister ship, the Britannic, identical to the Titanic, but was used as a hospital ship. Sinking in 1916 during WWI.
Well, last year, a team of divers entered the wreck and took these amazing photos!
Divers near the wreckage of the Britannic. Diver entering the wreck of the Britannic. Wreck of the Britannic. Stairs to the engine-room. Photo by Richie Kohler Remnants of the Britannic's Grand Staircase.
January 4, 2026 at 11:30 AM
joefilippone.bsky.social
Just watched this interesting documentary on YouTube about The Britannic.
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM