Slartibartfast 153 Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8782000/8782971.stm This ship sank with more losses than the Titanic and the Lusitania combined but it is hardly ever remembered... Apologies I mis-spelt Lusitania Edited July 2, 2010 by Slartibartfast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted July 2, 2010 Wow - I never even knew about this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotdown 8 Posted July 3, 2010 This kind of disasters are usually "forgotten" when they happen in wartime. Very much like the Leoppoldville (a belgian ship that sunk with nearly 800 american soldiers). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capitaine Vengeur 263 Posted July 6, 2010 Never heard before of that casualty of war, but I knew that after Dunkirk, the sole large BEF unit who kept on fighting on the Continent was the 51st "Highland" Division, heavily bled on River Somme in June, and who evacuated from Brittany about at that date. I suppose that's why the Scots seem so concerned about that tragedy. RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
