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Articles related to "Naval Disasters"
Terror on the Mississippi: The Sultana Disaster, Part I In the early morning hours of April 27th, 1865, the greatest maritime disaster in American history took place on the Mississippi River. Despite a loss of life exceeding even the Titanic disaster, few people today know about it. Guest-author Curtis Payne tells us about this often overlooked tragedy. sultana • sultana disaster • naval disasters • mississippi river • civil war
The Lancastria Sinking Tragedy The Troopship Lancastria, carrying as many as 9,000 British Army soldiers of the defeated BEF was sunk while trying to escape France in 1940. 51st division of scottish highlanders • saint-valery-en-caux • st-nazaire • hmt lancastria • junkers ju-88 |
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