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Tag Archives: sinking
OTD: The Sinking of the Titanic
On this day in 1912 the world experienced a shipping disaster that would reverberate though history and leave us with a legacy that continues over 100 years after it occurred. The sinking of the Titanic is not just about a … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Memorials and Monuments, On This Day, Personal, Retrospective, Ships, Southampton, Transportation, United Kingdom, World War 1
Tagged 15 April 1912, disaster, ship, sinking, Southampton, Titanic, Transatlantic
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Three ships month
February has become known as a month where South Africa lost a number of men in shipping disasters. These are the three: HMSAS Southern Floe. (11/02/1941) One of four Southern Class whalers taken over by the Navy from Southern Whaling & … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, Personal, Ships, South Africa, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged disaster, HMSAS Southern Floe, HMT Mendi, SAS President Kruger, SAS Tafelberg, ship, sinking, World War
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