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Many were held by the sea : the tragic sinking of HMS Otranto / R. Neil Scott ; foreword by Lord George Islay MacNeill Robertson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, R. Neil.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, British.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Otranto (Troopship).
- Kashmir (Troopship).
- Marine accidents--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Marine accidents.
- Transports--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Transports.
- World War, 1914-1918--Transportation--Great Britain.
- World War, 1914-1918--Casualties--Great Britain.
- Shipwrecks--Scotland--Islay.
- Shipwrecks.
- History.
- Scotland--Islay.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xxx, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Tragic sinking of HMS Otranto
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2012]
- Contents:
- 1 Pride of the P&O Line 1
- Birth of a Luxury Liner 1
- The Otranto Is Placed in Service 5
- Drafted into the Royal Navy 6
- The Battle of Coronel 9
- HMS Otranto's Escape 15
- Joining the North Atlantic Troopships 20
- 2 America Joins the War 21
- A Murder Abroad 21
- Drafted into the Cause 23
- A Contingent Forms at Fort Screven, Georgia 24
- Orders to Camp Merritt, New Jersey 27
- Heading down the Hudson River 33
- 3 Convoy Hx-50 Leaves for England 37
- The Troops Board HMS Otranto 37
- Iowa Troops Board HMS Kashmir 42
- The Voyage Begins 47
- 4 Prelude to Disaster 53
- Seasickness 53
- Entertainment at Sea 54
- Collision with the Croisine 54
- Influenza Strikes! 57
- 5 Collision with the Kashmir 67
- The Storm Intensifies-Where Are We? 67
- The Ramming-a Terrifying Sight 70
- The Beginning of the End of the Otranto 75
- Captain Davidson Considers His Options 77
- 6 The Mounsey to the Rescue 83
- HMS Mounsey 83
- Craven Risks All to Save the Men Aboard the Otranto 85
- Jumping for Their Lives 86
- Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire 95
- The Men Arrive Safely in Belfast 98
- 7 The Sinking of the Otranto 103
- No Choice but to Swim for It 103
- Nothing but Carnage 110
- Identifying the Dead 114
- Another Funeral 116
- A Grim Accounting 120
- 8 The Families Back Home 123
- Confusion and Disbelief 123
- The War Is Over-Too Sad to Celebrate 130
- 9 The Aftermath 135
- The Residents of Islay, Scotland 135
- Lt. Francis Craven Honored 136
- Who Were These Brave Men? 138
- Graves of the Dead on Islay 139
- Placing the Loss of the Otranto in Context 141
- Monuments to the Dead 142
- The Bodies Are Returned Home 146
- 10 The Rest of the Story 149
- Francis Craven Is Killed in Ireland 149
- The Survivors Meet Again 151
- The Otranto Wreck Is Salvaged 155
- The Second Otranto 157
- The Kashmir 158
- Christmas Day 1919 on Islay 159
- The Last Survivor-Pvt. Donald Cooper 161.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781442213425
- 1442213426
- 9781442213449
- 1442213442
- OCLC:
- 773671810
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