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| Picture No | 10944068 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | WW1 - British hospital ship Anglia sinks, November 17th 1915 |
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WW1 - HMHS Anglia was a British steam ship requisitioned for use as a hospital ship during the First World War. On 17th November 1915, Anglia was returning from Calais to Dover, carrying 390 injured officers and soldiers. At around 12:30 pm, one mile (1.6 km) east of Folkestone Gate, she hit a mine laid by the German U-boat, UC-5. Despite the assistance of the nearby collier 'Lusitania', 134 people were killed in the sinking.
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| Source | Illustration by Charles Dixon, in the Graphic 1915 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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