RMS Lancastria (later HMT Lancastria) was a British Cunard liner commandeered by the UK Government for war, sunk on 17 June 1940 during World War II causing the deaths of 4,000 people, possibly many more. RMS Laconia Ephemera Collection | GG Archives . Amanda Holden's paternal grandfather Frank Holden Sr was an army psychiatric nurse who survived the sinking of the RMS Lancastria in 1940, she discovers on Who Do You Think You Are? Lancastria: Families urged to claim WWII medals - BBC News RMS Lancastria was a British ocean liner requisitioned by the UK Government during World War II. Due to the government-ordered cover-up, survivors and the crews of the ships that had gone to the aid of Lancastria did not discuss the disaster at the time due to the fear of court martial. Britain's worst maritime disaster. HMT Lancastria - World War 2 Stories for Sheffield The complete passenger and crew manifest is available in the downloads section. RMS Lancastria was sunk after the evacuation of Dunkirk RMS Lancastria was a trans-Atlantic liner built for a subsidiary of Cunard, which operated primarily between Glasgow and Montreal before being refitted to accommodate more than one class of passengers. Date of Departure: 11 April 1908. Common items of ephemera in our maritime collection include passenger lists, brochures, event and entertainment programs, and other memorabilia produced for a voyage or ship. Survivors and descendants of those killed during Britain's worst ever maritime disaster are being urged to claim medals honouring them. It indicates that KG30, Group IV carried out the attack. Hold No. personnel were lost on Lancastria then you are beyond being mathematically challenged - you're demented. The Laconia Incident changed the way Germany treated prisoners of war and was even brought up at the Nuremberg Trials. Raye Dancocks explains . Loss of HMT Lancastria 17 June 1940 - rafcommands.com HMT Lancastria. Laconia. RMS Lancastria(centre) at Funchal, Madeira, c. 1930. The ship was the RMS Laconia - a British Cunard Liner brought into war service - and she was sunk on the 12th September 1942 by the German U-boat U-156. Lancastria was hit by three or possibly four bombs. The Cunarder Magazine, November 1922. Lancastria Ocean Liner 1922-1940 - Wreck Wrak Epave Wrack Pecio The ship was sunk by air attack. GGA Image ID # 1742fb068b. Royal Mail Ship Lancastria was a British Cunard liner built on the Clyde and launched in 1920 as the RMS Tyrrhenia. The RMS Lancastria's sinking by the Germans was kept out of the news on orders of Winston Churchill. The 2,477 survivors, including her captain, were picked up by HMS Havelock and other ships. Coy. Lusitania Victims. The ship than operated on the Liverpool-New York schedule throughout the 1930s. 1924 RMS Lancastria Cabin Class Passenger List - Cunard Line. SS (HMT) Lancastria Sinking 1940 | Military History Forum It prompted the formation of the Survivors Association, which held an annual service of remembrance and a parade. The Lancastria, Cunard Liner, was the biggest disaster at sea in British History. By one estimate, 9,400 people died, making it the largest loss of life in a single ship sinking in . RMS Aquitania Passenger List 25 June 1921. Route: Liverpool to New York. The new ship was launched on 9 April 1921, and made her maiden voyage on 25 May 1922 from Southampton to New York.