26th May 1917: HS ‘Dover Castle’ torpedoed and sunk

HMHS Dover Castle.jpgThe Hospital Ship ‘Dover Castle’ was torpedoed without warning at 11 a.m. with 632 patients on board, including 29 officers. All the patients were saved, although three boats were destroyed by the first explosion. The ship was sunk by a second torpedo after being cleared. 

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