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| Picture No | 10944122 |
| Date | 1917 |
| Description | WW1 - RMS Laconia torpedoed, 25th February 1917 |
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WW1 - RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner torpedoed by SM U-50 while returning from the USA to England with passengers. The first torpedo struck the liner, but did not sink her. Twenty minutes later, a second torpedo exploded. Rescue boats with passengers are seen here rowing away from the liner, as they watch her sink from a distance.
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| Source | Illustration by E. S. Hodgson, in the Graphic, 1917 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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