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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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Details
- 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
- Kashmir (Troopship)
- Otranto (Troopship)
- World War, 1914-1918 > Casualties > Great Britain
- Shipwrecks > Scotland > Islay
- Transports > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- World War, 1914-1918 > Transportation > Great Britain
- Marine accidents > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, British
- 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