RMS Lancastria

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:William_Beardmore_and_Company
gptkbp:casualties over 4,000
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Cunard_Line_crew
gptkbp:fate sunk during Operation Aerial
gptkbp:grossTonnage 16,243 GRT
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RMS Lancastria
gptkbp:launched 1920
gptkbp:length 578 ft
gptkbp:locationSunk off Saint-Nazaire, France
gptkbp:notableEvent one of the worst maritime disasters in British history
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Cunard_Line
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:RMS_Tyrrhenia
gptkbp:purpose transatlantic passenger service
gptkbp:renamed 1924
gptkbp:route Liverpool to New York
Liverpool to Canada
Liverpool to the Mediterranean
gptkbp:seatingCapacity British troops and civilians
gptkbp:sunkBy German aircraft
17 June 1940
gptkbp:usedAs gptkb:ship
gptkbp:yearScrapped not scrapped; sunk
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cunard_Line
gptkb:RMS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5