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494:(London 1919) (retrieved May 31, 2022), Ch. XII of which ("The Man-o'-War's 'er 'Usband"), at p.134, tells the story of the sinking.
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was attacked by a U-boat. Captain
Kinnaird turned to ram the U-boat which was forced to dive and then broke off her attack.
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at the time and contained approximately 2,650 soldiers on board. The ship sank in 40 minutes, 150 miles east of
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sailed on her maiden voyage for the Anchor Line company on 13 September 1911 on the
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153:General characteristics
239:1,700 passenger (1911)
142:Sunk by German U-boat
318:while en route from
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270:Anchor Line
162:Ocean liner
118:27 May 1911
99:Yard number
79:Anchor Line
923:1911 ships
872:Categories
846:March 1917
682:HMHS
620:HMHS
611:Torrington
569:Shipwrecks
402:(1129599)"
371:References
328:Alexandria
212:15,600 IHP
199:Propulsion
781:HMS
770:HMS
721:SMS
714:SMS
693:SMS
665:HMS
654:USS
649:Cameronia
631:HMS
601:Maplewood
596:scuttling
589:SMS
438:Cameronia
400:Cameronia
365:Cameronia
351:HMS
344:HMS
336:troopship
320:Marseille
300:Cameronia
289:Cameronia
281:Cameronia
254:Cameronia
123:Completed
107:Laid down
69:Cameronia
36:Cameronia
859:May 1917
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790:17 Apr:
783:Melampus
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772:Veronica
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728:SM
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705:Malakand
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695:Seeadler
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684:Lanfranc
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643:Arcadian
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591:Cormoran
353:Rifleman
234:Capacity
115:Launched
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761:Lapland
758:7 Apr:
677:Donegal
608:8 Apr:
587:7 Apr:
577:1 Apr:
509:17°32′E
506:35°50′N
346:Nemesis
268:-based
266:Glasgow
168:Tonnage
93:Glasgow
85:Builder
43:History
740:Medina
633:Thrush
412:3 July
324:France
311:U-boat
293:Cunard
179:Length
803:Laura
730:UC-30
622:Salta
580:Aztec
340:Malta
332:Egypt
326:, to
219:Speed
75:Owner
842:1918
834:1917
826:1916
656:Pike
414:2009
349:and
315:U-33
305:The
279:The
250:The
191:Beam
158:Type
145:U-33
139:Fate
110:1911
64:Name
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716:G42
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436:SS
259:IHP
252:SS
173:GRT
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