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TIL the RMS Olympic (sister ship to the Titanic) was used as troop transport during WW1 and sank a German submarine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Olympic#Attack_on_U-103

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mike805 2y ago

nostr:npub1f5h6emnhzs97u6u8vzk04l4xymxpljpqaurnrhshykrnn4my829q79wjhr The other one, the Britannic, was equipped as a hospital ship but was sunk by a mine. Open portholes negated the watertight improvements made after the Titanic. The evacuation was done correctly this time.