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The sinking of the Otranto
In October 1918, the troopship HMS Otranto was sailing from New York to Liverpool, carrying young soldiers to the western front. But she sailed into a terrible storm.
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The sinkings of the SS Tuscania and HMS Otranto—大象传媒 Scotland
Around 700 men lost their lives in 1918 off the coast of Islay in two separate disasters.
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