LANCASTRIANS FATE
ATTACKED FROM THE AIR WHILE AT ANCHOR SOME FIVE THOUSAND ON BOARD. FEWER THAN HALF KNOWN TO HAVE SURVIVED. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 1.17 p.m.) RUGBY. July 25. Details have now become public of the sinking at anchor off the northwest coast of France of the 20.000-ton Lancastria, during the last days of the evacuation. The Lancastria had just completed the embarkation of her personnel when German bombers swooped down and dropped an aerial torpedo, which struck the ship. The vessel was so badly damaged that she sank, within half an hour. It is reported that some 5,000 troops, together with a number of civilian refugees were on board. British warships and tugs picked up survivors and transferred them to another transport. While it is known that there were 2,477 survivors, it is possible that others were wounded, swam ashore and became prisoners.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 July 1940, Page 6
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