Inside the Britannic. Uncovering the wreck of the Titanic’s sister ship, by Simon Mills – coming in March 2025

Documenting one of the most comprehensive surveys of a shipwreck ever conducted, Simon Mills’ new book takes you inside the SS Britannic for a unique dive into the past.

The Olympic Class ships were intended to be the greatest liners to ever sail the oceans, but the Britannic sank only four years after her sister ship the Titanic. While the wreck of the Titanic is 2 miles below the surface and rapidly deteriorating, the Britannic is much more accessible (only 400ft down) and remains largely intact. One of the largest passenger ships ever to have sunk, her wreck presents a unique opportunity to explore the interior of the Olympic Class liners, and examine areas which on the Titanic simply no longer exist.

Simon Mills bought the wreck of the Britannic in 1996 and has spent more time exploring it than anyone else. Inside the Britannic is the sum of decades of work covering every inch of the shipwreck as he searches for answers to century-old questions, and discovers new mysteries to solve. Simon takes a forensic approach but this book is more than just the autopsy report of a ship; it is a fascinating survey supported by stunning, never-beforeseen photos from inside the wreck, archival blueprints and original technical schematics of specific areas, and specially recreated digital images of how the ship would have looked.

About the author: Simon Mills has worked in the camera department of the British film industry since 1980 and as a qualified HSE scuba diver has, from time to time, also worked beneath the surface. For many years he has written articles on the Britannic and the Olympic class liners for maritime periodicals and is also the author of Olympic Titanic Britannic. In August 1996 Simon obtained the UK government’s former legal title to the wreck of the Britannic, and has been coordinating a number of surveys of the wreck since 2003.

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/inside-the-britannic-9781399414500/