In summary these three sisters, all then marvels of the latest in marine engineering, had a very poor record of longevity in the cruel sea. Titanic had an active life of only 5 days; Britannic lasted a little over 11 months, added to which HMS Audacious had an active life of 12 months. Only the first of the sisters Olympic had anything like a respectable career extending beyond 23 years.
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