"Britannic" was the largest ship lost during World War I, but her sinking did not receive the same attention as the sinking of "Titanic", or the sinking of the Cunard liner , when she was sunk by a torpedo in the Irish Sea.When "Titanic" sank in 1912 and "Britannic" sank in 1916, their sinkings did not receive the same attention, due to the death toll (1,517 on "Titanic" and 30 on "Britannic").