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Many were held by the sea : the tragic sinking of HMS Otranto /

Title
Many were held by the sea : the tragic sinking of HMS Otranto / R. Neil Scott ; foreword by Lord George Islay MacNeill Robertson.
Author
Scott, R. Neil.
Publication
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2012.

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Description
xxx, 249 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
At 8:43 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, October 6, 1918, HMS Kashmir rammed HMS Otranto off Islay, Scotland. Many Were Held by the Sea: The Tragic Sinking of HMS Otranto, tells the story of what happened during that voyage--mostly from the perspective of the American soldiers--and builds to the disastrous conclusion. --from publisher description
Alternative Title
Tragic sinking of HMS Otranto
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Pride of the P&O line -- America joins the war -- Convoy HX-50 leaves for England -- Prelude to disaster -- Collision with the Kashmir -- The Mounsey to the rescue -- The sinking of the Otranto -- The families back home -- The aftermath -- The rest of the story.
ISBN
  • 9781442213425 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1442213426 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781442213449 (electronic)
  • 1442213442 (electronic)
LCCN
2012003033
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library