LINER SUNK.
ECHO OF DUNKIRK.
Nazi Air Torpedo Strikes
Lancastria.
5000 TROOPS ABOARD. British Official Wireless. (Received 2.30 p.m.) RUGBY, July 25. Details have now become public of the sinking at anchor off the northwest coast of France of the 20,000ton liner Lancastria, during the last •lays of the evacuation. The Lancastria had just completed the embarkation of personnel when German bombers swooped down and •lropped an aerial torpedo, which struck tile shin. The vessel was so badly damaged that it sank within half an hour. It is reported that there were some (>OOO troops, together with a number of ••ivilian refugees, on board. British warships and tugs picked up the survivors and transferred them to another transport. While it is known that there were -477 survivors, it is possible that others were wounded and swam ashore and became prisoners,
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 176, 26 July 1940, Page 7
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140LINER SUNK. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 176, 26 July 1940, Page 7
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