Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fascinating and lovely mural, Douglas. Thanks for posting. Stricken with insomnia at 0dark30, I googled the RMS Leinster and found and equally interesting Wikipedia article <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Leinster>. At least a modicum of poetic justice came to the UB-123. ?howard > On Feb 14, 2022, at 9:03 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > A mural across from the National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire > depicting the rescue of Dorothy Toppin by William Maher following the > torpedoing of the steam packet RMS Leinster as she sailed towards the > harbour in 1918. > 564 people drowned from the 771 on board as the fatally holed Leinster > went under from the three torpedoes of the German submarine UB-123. It was > the largest loss of life in one event in the Irish Sea. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/The+Saving+of+Dorothy.jpg.html > > Sony A7II with Sonnar FE 55/1.8. > Can be seen Larger if so desired. > > Douglas > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information