RMS Lancastria
LocationOff St Nazaire, France
Year1940
DepthShallow
Size16,243 GRT
TypeOcean liner
About RMS Lancastria
The worst disaster in British maritime history. Bombed while evacuating troops from France with up to 9,000 aboard. Estimates of the dead range from 3,500 to 5,800. Churchill ordered a news blackout that lasted weeks.
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