[Leica] IMG: The Saving of Dorothy

[Howard L Ritter Jr]

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
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> Douglas
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