Description
The hospital ship Llandovery Castle was hit by a torpedo from German submarine U-86 on June 27, 1918, off the coast of southern Ireland, taking the lives of 234, the highest number of casualties caused by the sinking of a hospital ship. Shortly thereafter, the submarine surfaced and gunned down most of the survivors; only 24 were rescued.
Accession Number
7996
Medium
Color lithograph on cream wove paper
Dimensions
91.3 × 60.8 cm (36 × 23 15/16 in.)
Classification
poster
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. N. M. Goldsmith
