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RMS Leinster

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RMS LEINSTER

The RMS Leinster was one of four City of Dublin Steam Packet Company Ships on the Dun Laoghaire-Holyhead route. Each was named after one of the four provinces. They carried both passengers and mail - on board was a post office where mail was sorted by staff of the Dublin Post Office. During the war years the ships also carried military personnel.

RMS Leinster Inscription

On October 10, 1918 the RMS Leinster was on its way to Holyhead, when fourteen miles offshore it was hit by two torpedoes fired from a German U-boat fired two torpedoes which hit the Leinster. There were over 700 people on board. The majority of passengers were military, representing the Army, Navy, Air Force and volunteer nurses. They came from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England, United States, Canada, Amtralia and New Zealand.

The sinking of the RIMS Leinster was Ireland's greatest maritime disaster, There are plaques to the victims of the tragedy in the post office and town hall of Dun Laoghaire. The Leinster's anchor was salvaged and is displayed on Queen's Road as a memorial to the dead.

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