On 10 October 1918, in the final weeks of the First World War, the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company steamship RMS Leinster was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB-123. The sinking resulted in the greatest ever loss of life in the Irish Sea and highest ever death toll on an Irish-owned ship. Attempting to return to Germany, UB-123 hit a minefield in the North Sea and was also lost along with its 36 crew. Those who were lost in the sinking of the RMS Leinster came from Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland, Guernsey, Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. The crew of UB-123 all came from Germany. Join Philip Lecane in remembering this tragedy.

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Suitable for adults
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