An ancient region of southern greece in the southeast peloponnesus. What followed is a harrowing true story of heroism, heartbreak, and unexpected humanity in the midst of the bloodiest conflict in history. The sinking of the laconia 14th march 2011 dvd 171 mins 1. The sinking of the laconia history yesterday channel. Season 1 episode 2 the sinking of laconia sbs on demand. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Twopart 2011 miniseries which originally aired on the beeb depicting the real life events surrounding the sinking of hms laconia by a uboat in september 1942, and the subsequent rescue of the survivors by the crew of the submarine. Dec 28, 2010 the last voyage of the lakonia deadly christmas cruise posted on december 28, 2010 by rick spilman forty seven years ago, passengers on the cruise ship laconia were promised a marvelous christmas cruise to sunny madeira and the canary islands. Jun 07, 2016 the sinking of the laconia part 1 bbc movie the laconia incident refers to the controversial events surrounding the sinking and subsequent aborted rescue attempt of a british troopship in the. The liner was carrying a 6man crew, some 80 civilians, military material and. The sinking of the laconia 2011 works archive of our own. A britishgerman coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british alan bleasdale. The liner laconia on sept 12, 1942 at 2207 hours u156 under the command of kptlt. Laconia ss i laconia ss was a cunard liner of 18,099grt.
During a circle to windward italian cries for help are heard. Jan 06, 2011 the sinking of the laconia in this exciting twopart drama based on a true story, brian cox plays captain sharp, whose british cruise shipturnedtroop carrier was sunk off the west african coast. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Laconia synonyms, laconia pronunciation, laconia translation, english dictionary definition of laconia.
According to radio call sign is the steamer laconia, cunard white star line, liverpool. Watch the sinking of the laconia online full series. The main extra attraction is a highly engaging 29minute documentary titled the sinking of the laconia. Its the story of a seminal year in irish history, following two opposing generals through four sieges and the battle of aughrim, the bloodiest ever. She was then used as a headquarters ship for the operations to capture tanga. As seen on ovation in september 1942 at the height of the battle for the atlantic, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship without knowing that it carried more than 2,000 passengers, many of them civilians. Sep 19, 2007 the laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship in the atlantic ocean during world war ii and an attack on the subsequent rescue attempts. Part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. Commanded by kl werner hartenstein, she was one of the many type ixcs stationed along the west coast of africa. The sinking of the laconia 2011 8 supernatural 1 stargate atlantis 1 due south 1 hot fuzz 2007 1 xmen movieverse 1 star trek. In september 1942 at the height of the battle for the atlantic, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship without knowing that it carried more than 2,000 passengers, many of them civilians. I would like to add a few words about the sinking of the laconia by frederick grossmith. The sinking of the laconia gallery the sinking of the laconia a gallery of the docudrama telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
On 12 september 1942, rms laconia carrying some 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war pows, was torpedoed and sunk by the german uboat submarine. Click here and start watching the sinking of the laconia in seconds. About the sinking of the laconia the sinking of the. Werner hartenstein torpedoed a large target in the south atlantic in position 05. This story is retold in his book published in 1994. A britishgerman coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british.
Sinking of the laconia available in dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and. As laconia went down, u156 surfaced and sent a signal that brought two other uboats, an italian submarine, and three. On september 12, 1942, as laconia sailed crowded with 1,800 italian. The sinking of the laconia in this exciting twopart drama based on a true story, brian cox plays captain sharp, whose british cruise shipturnedtroop carrier was sunk off. Read the fulltext online edition of decision for war, 1917. The sinking of the laconia dizisinin tum bolumlerini full hd ve turkce altyaz.
It was dominated by sparta until the rise of the second achaean league in the third and. The sinking of the laconia, 1942 the navy records society. While junior third officer thomas mortimer befriends the. Floyds story appeared in newspapers throughout the united states. The sinking of the laconia laconia ger le naufrage du laconia fr 2011.
The sinking of the laconia is a twopart tv film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on bbc two, about the laconia incident. This inquiry proceeded from an interest in determining the covert act which precipitated the entrance of the united states into war with germany in april, 1917. The national library of australias copies direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages clicking on the order now button below will open the ordering form in a new window which will allow you to enter the details of your request. The sinking of the laconia gallery the sinking of the. On the 12th september the german u boat u156 torpedoed a passenger ship off the coast of africa. Duffy discusses in rich detail the dire and dramatic true story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the dreaded uboat 156, a vessel crowded with 1800 italian pows, 103 polish soldiers, and 463 officers and crew. This marks the dvd debut of the program, with a total running time of 171 minutes. First published on the correspondent julyaugust 2006.
The laconia sinking and the zimmermann telegram as key factors in the public reaction against germany. The sinking of the laconia and the uboat war university of. Jan 01, 2011 the sinking of the laconia, which begins on bbc2 on thursday, tells of the extraordinary events that took place in the south atlantic in september 1942. Sep, 2018 part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation.
The drama is based upon real events that occurred during world war ii when a german uboat torpedoed a british ship that was transporting civilians and italian pows off the coast of africa. After torpedoing her, boat discovered that the ship had 1500 italian. Jan 06, 2011 watch a clip from alan bleasdales the sinking of the laconia, a twopart drama based on the true story of the allied ship rms laconia, sunk in the second world war by a german uboat, which then. The original series 1 star trek 1 generation kill 1 band of brothers 1 include characters werner hartenstein 8 thomas mortimer 7 sam winchester 1 dean winchester 1 ronon dex 1. The sinking of the ss laconia post by jfko6 wed dec 14, 2016 8. On the outbreak of ww1 laconia ss was turned into an armed merchant cruiser in 1914 and based at simonstown in the south atlantic, from which she patrolled the south atlantic and indian ocean until april 1915. The laconia sinking and the zimmermann telegram as key factors in the public reaction against germany 1953. She carried a motley crew of women, children, wounded soldiers and italian prisoners of war. A gallery of the docudrama telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
A novel joe joyce joe joyce of augrhim, county galway, w. The last voyage of the lakonia deadly christmas cruise posted on december 28, 2010 by rick spilman forty seven years ago, passengers on the cruise ship laconia were promised a marvelous christmas cruise to sunny madeira and the canary islands. Jul 15, 2012 the sinking of the laconia first aired on bbc2 in january 2011, then in the united states on the ovation channel in april 2012. Duffy relates the story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the german uboat u156. Bruce sorry to hear about your grandfather not surviving the sinking of the laconia in 1963 which is a tragic story in your family history. In september 1942, at the height of wwii, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2000 passengers. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german u boat. Documentary telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. With andrew buchan, ken duken, franka potente, thomas kretschmann. Having sunk the ship, hartenstein should have left them to their. The liner rms laconia, torpedoed on the 12th september 1942.
The liner was carrying a 6man crew, some 80 civilians, military material and personnel 268 men and approx. Jan 07, 2011 i got an interesting little window into the postproduction process watching alan bleasdales excellent second world war drama the sinking of the laconia bbc2. How many of those who tuned into the sinking of the laconia would. The sinking of the laconia by ken duken, franka potente. The rms laconia was a cunardwhite star liner which had been requisitioned by the british government and converted to a troop transport in 1941. Six hundred miles from the coast of africa, in september 1942, a german uboat, u156, sinks the british troopship laconia which is en route from cape town to the united kingdom. This twopart drama brings to life one of the most of the dramatic stories of world war ii. Commanded by kl werner hartenstein, she was one of the. Laconia definition of laconia by the free dictionary.
The last voyage of the lakonia deadly christmas cruiseold. The large vessel was the british liner laconia 19,695 tons which sank at 2323 hours. Man to mantas a uboat beats an iceberg in the extraordinary true story of a tragic sinking sam wollaston. Today she is approaching fastnet, nearing the end of a journey across the atlantic, when she is encountered by the u50. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. The sinking of the laconia watch full episodes and clips. After sinking the laconia, a uboat attempts to save its civilian crew. She was returning to britain from egypt in the late summer of 1942 when, off the coast of west africa, laconia was torpedoed by u156, a type ix uboat under the command of korvettenkapitan werner hartenstein. Tsms lakonia, a greek ocean liner burnt out and sunk in december 1965. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. A tragedy in the battle of the atlantic by frederick grossmith. About the sinking of the laconia the sinking of the laconia.
Logged i was proud to be involved with planning qe2s 50 year conference in september 2017 in clydebank bruce nicholls. Aug 07, 2012 in september 1942, at the height of wwii, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2,000 passengers. The rms laconia travels the atlantic ocean carrying italian prisoners of war, british troops, and civilian passengers. The sinking of the laconia is a twopart television film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on bbc two, about the laconia incident. The remarkable true wwii story superb the daily mail u. On september 12, 1942, as laconia sailed crowded with 1,800 italian prisoners of war, 103 polish soldiers, 286 mostly severely wounded british military personnel, 80 civilians, and 463 officers and crew, she was hit by two torpedoes fired by u156. The drama is based upon real events that occurred during world war ii when a german uboat torpedoed a british ship that was transporting. I am not entirely certain that it is not all a dream. Duffy relates the story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the german u boat u156. The sinking of the british liner laconia, with 2,500 souls aboard, including some 1,800 italian. Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by u156, a german uboat, off the west african.
A novel is the book my father intended to write but never got around to during his lifetime. Twopart drama based on the true story of the allied ship laconia, sunk in wwii by a german uboat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew. In september 1942, at the height of wwii, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2,000 passengers. When realising that there are pows and civilians on board, and that they are facing. The sinking of the laconia not always good and evil are. Dec 27, 2010 bruce sorry to hear about your grandfather not surviving the sinking of the laconia in 1963 which is a tragic story in your family history. Deutsch english espanol italiano modifier les liens. Watch a clip from alan bleasdales the sinking of the laconia, a twopart drama based on the true story of the allied ship rms laconia, sunk in the second world war by. U156s deck is crowded with allied survivors fished out of the south. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. Having sunk the ship, hartenstein should have left them to.
Laconia s captain ordered the vessel abandoned, and within an hour, she sank. I have serious doubts whether this is a real story. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 imdb. Home browse books book details, decision for war, 1917. The laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship in the atlantic ocean on 12 september 1942, during world war ii, and a subsequent aerial attack on german and italian submarines involved in rescue attempts. So the germans fire again and this time they have more luck. There was nothing remarkable about that until they discovered who was being transported aboard her italian prisoners of war. On september 12, 1942, as laconia sailed crowded with 1,800 italian prisoners of war, 103 polish soldiers, 286 mostly severely wounded british military personnel, 80 civilians, and 463 officers and crew, she was hit by two. The german uboat fires a torpedo, which hits the ship but fails to sink her. Watch the sinking of the laconia season 1, episode 2 part 2. On board the crowded submarine, a tentative truce forms between the sailors and the survivors. The sinking of the laconia is on bbc two at 9pm on thursday, 6 january.