In September 1942, A German submarine torpedoed and sank an aging British cruise ship, the RMS Laconia, off the coast of west Africa. The doomed vessel was carrying British troops, 1,500 Italian ...

One hundred and two years ago this coming March, the RMS Laconia, a Cunard passenger liner ... Does the grazing model of sightseeing satisfy you? On full world cruises, you’ll visit about ...

It was not bad luck that placed Floyd Gibbons aboard the RMS Laconia, a Cunard ocean liner torpedoed by a German U-boat a century ago in the North Atlantic. It was good luck — and meticulous ...

This two-part drama is a rather creaky re-telling of one of the more notorious incidents of WWII when The RMS Laconia was torpedoed and sunk by a German u-boat. This two-part drama is a rather ...

At 10pm on 12 September 1942, German U-Boat U-156 torpedoed and sunk the armed British vessel RMS Laconia. Believing he had scored one of the greatest military coups of maritime warfare in the ...

BBC Two lines up a major two-part drama based on the Second World War sinking of the RMS Laconia. Acclaimed writer Alan Bleasdale has penned a drama for BBC Two based on the tragic sinking of the ...

Alan Bleasdale, author of TV series GBH, has penned a two-part drama for BBC2 about the sinking of RMS Laconia in September 1942. Made by Talkback Thames and German producer Teamworx, Laconia is ...

As was noted with interest by more than one Hong Kong newspaper, the RMS Laconia was the first ship to sail completely around the world, “purely for the purposes of pleasure”. Owned by ...

At 10pm on 12 September 1942, German U-Boat U-156 torpedoed and sunk the armed British vessel RMS Laconia. Believing he had scored one of the greatest military coups of maritime warfare in the ...

There followed a sudden silence, broken by the sound of falling crockery as Laconia listed steeply to starboard. Then there were screams as the lights flickered and went out. The liner RMS Laconia ...