Motor ships were more economical than steam, and in the 1920s the maximum size of marine diesel engine had increased rapidly. At the time White Star had one new steamship on order, Laurentic, and was discussing designs with Harland and Wolff for a proposed 1,000-foot liner, but overall the White Star fleet needed modernising. On 1 January 1927 the International Mercantile Marine Company sold White Star Line to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSP). The second was launched in 1914, completed as the hospital ship HMHS Britannic and sunk by a mine in 1916. The first Britannic was a steamship launched in 1874 and scrapped in 1903.
She was the last of three White Star Line ships called Britannic.
Britannic was scrapped in 1960 after three decades of service. She outlived her sister Georgic and became the last White Star liner still in commercial service. In 1947 she was overhauled, re-fitted, modernised and returned to civilian service. In the Second World War Britannic was a troop ship. Diesel propulsion, economical speeds and modern "cabin ship" passenger facilities enabled Britannic and Georgic to make a profit throughout the 1930s, when many other liners were unable to do so. From early in her career Britannic operated on cruises as well as scheduled transatlantic services. In 1934 White Star merged with Cunard Line however, both Britannic and Georgic retained their White Star Line colours and flew the house flags of both companies.įrom 1935 the pair served London, and at the time they were the largest ships to do so. Her running mate ship was the MV Georgic. When built, Britannic was the largest motor ship in the UK Merchant Navy. She was the penultimate ship built for White Star Line before its 1934 merger with Cunard Line. MV Britannic was a British transatlantic ocean liner that was launched in 1929 and scrapped in 1960.
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