Wednesday, 30 March 2022

WW1 Hospital Ship

30 Mar 1917, WW1 Hospital Ship, The Gloucester Castle, torpedoed on the route from Havre to Southampton. 399 patients, including 300 cot cases, onboard. All were saved by other ships, but 3 died during transfer. The ship was eventually towed into port. Sunk in South Atlantic by Germans in 1942.

 

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