RMS Lancastria
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RMS Lancastria was a British Cunard passenger liner requisitioned as a troopship in World War II, best known for its catastrophic sinking by German air attack off Saint-Nazaire in 1940, which resulted in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in British history.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean liner
ⓘ
shipwreck ⓘ troopship ⓘ |
| armedConflict | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Expeditionary Force evacuation
ⓘ
Royal Navy evacuation operations ⓘ |
| builder | William Beardmore and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Cunard Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesEstimate |
over 3000
ⓘ
possibly over 4000 ⓘ |
| completedDate | 1922-03-22 ⓘ |
| conversion | converted from passenger liner to troopship ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1922 ⓘ |
| event | sinking of RMS Lancastria ⓘ |
| flag | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1920-09-15 ⓘ |
| locationOfFinalVoyage | Saint-Nazaire roadstead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritimeDisasterType | wartime sinking ⓘ |
| militaryRole | troop transport ⓘ |
| name | RMS Lancastria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy loss of life during World War II evacuation
ⓘ
one of the deadliest maritime disasters in British history ⓘ |
| operator |
Cunard Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cunard Steamship Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Cunard Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousName | RMS Tyrrhenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbine ⓘ |
| registeredPort | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requisitionedAs | troopship ⓘ |
| requisitionedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
North Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| shipType |
passenger liner
ⓘ
troopship ⓘ |
| shipyard | Dalmuir shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sinkingCause |
German air attack
ⓘ
Luftwaffe bombing ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1940-06-17 ⓘ |
| sunkDuring |
Operation Aerial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
evacuation of British forces from France ⓘ |
| sunkInCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkOffCoastOf |
Loire estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint-Nazaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| victimOf | Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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