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Post by Administrator on Feb 16, 2017 11:45:36 GMT
In January 1917, the converted White Star Liner SS LAURENTIC struck mines and sank in dark and freezing conditions with the loss of 354 souls. Survivors were cared for in Donegal and Derry. On Sunday L.E. SAMUEL BECKETT assisted relatives and veterans organisations to visit the scene and lay wreaths and flowers on the 100-year anniversary of the disaster.
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Post by Administrator on Feb 16, 2017 12:02:15 GMT
Lost to the Irish Sea
The Laurentic: The Gold Bullion ShipAlthough the White Star Line is most famous for building the Titanic, it also commissioned another ill-starred ocean liner several years earlier. Built in the same shipyard in Belfast, Ireland that later worked on the Titanic, the SS Laurentic took her maiden voyage in 1909. While smaller than her more famous sister ship, the Laurentic was one of the largest steamships built for Canadian transport at the time. She measured 550 feet long with a 67-foot beam width. Powered by two engines and three propellers, she was also one of the swifter ships in operation during that time period. LINK
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