Eighty Years Ago Today — Sinking of the HMT Lancastria, the Worst Maritime Disaster in British History

On June 17, 1940, the HMT Lancastria was sunk by German bombers near the French port of Saint-Nazaire. An estimated 4,000 people died in the sinking. Fewer than 2,500 survived. It was the worst maritime disaster in British history, worse … Continue reading