Historical Events tagged with "liner"

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Accidents & Tragedies

RMS Queen Mary Collides with HMS Curacoa

October 2nd, 1942 82 years ago

The RMS Queen Mary, a British ocean liner, collided with the British Royal Navy's HMS Curacoa during a wartime convoy. The accident occurred in the North Atlantic while Queen Mary was attempting to evade a German U-boat attack. The collision caused HMS Curacoa to sink almost immediately, leading to the tragic loss of over 300 crew members aboard the destroyer, significantly impacting the British Navy's operational capabilities during World War II.

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