Lancastria, ex Tyrrhenia, Cunard Line
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Chronological History
| Year |
Event |
| 1920 |
May 31, launched as the "Tyrrhenia" - nickname: "Soup Tureen" |
| 1922 |
June 13, maiden voyage Glasgow - Quebec - Montreal |
| 1924 |
Refitted, accommodation: 580 cabin-class, 1000 3rd-class passengers, renamed "Lancastria" |
| 1924 |
Mar. 22, first voyage as Lancastria, Liverpool - Queenstown - New York |
| 1925 |
Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal |
| 1939 |
Trooping |
| 1940 |
Bombed and sunk while evacuating troops from St Nazaire, about 3,000 lives lost, 2,477 saved |
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