The tragic sinking of the RMS Leinster in 1918
[ad_1] On the morning of October 10, 1918, the RMS Leinster set sail from Kingstown to Holyhead, packed with civilians, postal workers, and military personnel. Within the hour, she was torpedoed by a German U-boat—her destruction swift, her loss devastating. In 1895, the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company ordered four steamers for Royal Mail…