Post by Administrator on Jan 25, 2020 0:38:31 GMT
Remembering the SS Laurentic | 25th January 1917
In 1914 the Laurentic was commandeered by the Admiralty for the war effort and served as a merchant cruiser for 3 years. On the 25th January 1917, the ship was heading from Liverpool to Canada with a cargo full of gold to pay for arms. She made an unscheduled stop in Buncrana in northwest Ireland to allow passengers sick with yellow fever to disembark. However, less than an hour after setting off again, the ship would strike two mines that had been left by a German submarine at the entrance to Lough Swilly.
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In 1914 the Laurentic was commandeered by the Admiralty for the war effort and served as a merchant cruiser for 3 years. On the 25th January 1917, the ship was heading from Liverpool to Canada with a cargo full of gold to pay for arms. She made an unscheduled stop in Buncrana in northwest Ireland to allow passengers sick with yellow fever to disembark. However, less than an hour after setting off again, the ship would strike two mines that had been left by a German submarine at the entrance to Lough Swilly.
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