936: The Sinking of the Britannic
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🗓️ 21 November 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
November 21, 1916. During a voyage to pick up wounded servicemen, the Titanic’s sister ship sinks.
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| 0:30.2 | Thank you. It's dawn on October 21st, 1916, in the Aegean Sea. |
| 0:37.1 | On board the German submarine U-73, Captain Gustav Ziz climbs up a ladder through a narrow shaft. When he reaches the top, he opens a heavy hatch and fresh air rushes in. |
| 0:41.3 | Captain Ziz can taste the salt on the breeze as he steps out under the submarine's observation deck. |
| 0:47.3 | He takes a pair of binoculars from around his neck and then scans the horizon for enemy ships. |
| 0:53.3 | For the last two years, Europe has been embroiled |
| 0:56.8 | in World War I. U-73 left port two weeks ago as part of the German effort to target British |
| 1:03.0 | shipping in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece. Now Captain Ziz is plotting the best way to |
| 1:08.5 | complete his mission without the British finding out what he's up to. |
| 1:12.4 | But the distant sound of guns tells Captain Ziz that his submarine has already been spotted. |
| 1:18.5 | A shell lands frighteningly near. |
| 1:21.1 | Captain Zeeze whirls around with the binoculars and quickly spots where the fire's coming from. |
| 1:25.9 | A British destroyer has appeared on the horizon. |
| 1:28.8 | There's a flash as the destroyer fires another round. |
| 1:32.7 | This time, the shell lands even closer, |
| 1:35.3 | showering Captain Seas with spray. |
| 1:37.7 | He's seen enough, so Captain Seas clambers back down the ladder |
| 1:40.9 | and into the submarine. |
| 1:41.9 | It's time for U73 to return to the safety of the deep. |
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