#rms laconia

[postingcards]

cunard line's franconia and laconia postcard ca. 1920s

[theworldatwar]

Exhausted survivors from the British troopship RMS Laconia which was also carrying civilians and was torpedoed and sunk by U-156 off the West Africa coast - September 1942

The German rescue convoy from this incident came under attack from US B-24 Liberator bombers, not realising that it was sailing under the Red Cross flag.

This incident led to the introduction of the Laconia Order, which stated that German fleets would no longer assist civilians injured in attacks by U-boats.

[imalegionnaire]

TODAY IN HISTORY

12 September 1942

The RMS Laconia is torpedoed and sunk by U-156.

[thisdayinwwi]

The Feb 25 1917 sinking of RMS Laconia by German U-boat SM U-50 kills 12 people including two Americans, Mrs. Mary Hoy and her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hoy. By chance President Wilson knew them personally. The sinking then became the German action which “constitutes the overt act which the President [Wilson] has indicated would be a first step toward compelling a more vigorous policy in dealing with Germany - New York Times Feb 28 1917”

[postingcards]

rms laconia of the newly merged cunard white star line art postcard by james s. mann, ca. 1934-35

[postingcards]

cunard's first laconia at fiume art by sam brown. postmarked july 2, 1913

[postingcards]

cunard liner rms laconia art card from charles turner's ship portrait series, ca. 1920s

[adventures-of-the-blackgang]

RMS Laconia postcard Illustrated by Odin Rosenvinge The RMS Laconia was launched in 1921 and sunk by U-Boat in 1942 in what became known as The Laconia Incident.