City of Dublin Steam Packet Company
RMS Leinster
Torpedoed mailboat (1918)
History
RMS Leinster was an Irish ship operated by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. She served as the Kingstown-Holyhead mailboat until she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine on 10 October 1918, while bound for Holyhead. She sank just outside Dublin Bay at a point 4 nmi east of the Kish light.
The exact number of dead is unknown but researchers from the National Maritime Museum of Ireland believe it was at least 564, which would make it the largest single loss of life in the Irish Sea.
Text: Wikipedia — RMS Leinster, CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
2,646 GRT
Length
378 ft
Beam
75 ft
Speed
24 knots
Builder
Laird Brothers of Birkenhead
Yard number
612
Launched
12 September 1896
Out of service
10 October 1918
Owner
City of Dublin Steam Packet Company
Port of registry
Dublin, Ireland
Propulsion
Twin propellers
Fate
Torpedoed and sunk on 10 October 1918