Post by Admin on Oct 9, 2021 18:49:42 GMT -5
VIA: The History of Wales
On 10th October 1918, RMS Leinster was serving as the Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead mail boat when she was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat.just outside Dublin Bay.
Over 500 people perished in the sinking, the greatest single loss of life in the Irish Sea. In 2003, The Friends of the Leinster held a service at Holyhead to commemorate the 85th anniversary.
On 10th October 1918, RMS Leinster was serving as the Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead mail boat when she was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat.just outside Dublin Bay.
Over 500 people perished in the sinking, the greatest single loss of life in the Irish Sea. In 2003, The Friends of the Leinster held a service at Holyhead to commemorate the 85th anniversary.