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07/17/25 6:24 AM

#4294 RE: hedge_fun #4293

During World War I the Carpathia transported…..

Allied troops and supplies. On July 17, 1918, it was part of a convoy traveling from Liverpool to Boston. Off the southern coast of Ireland, the ship was struck by three torpedoes from a German U-boat and sank. Five people were killed; the rest of the passengers and crew were rescued by the HMS Snowdrop.

Carpathia, British passenger liner that was best known for rescuing survivors from the ship Titanic in 1912.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Carpathia