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RMS Laconia was sunk by a U-boat off the coast of West Africa, which then attempted to rescue the passengers as it was acting under the old prize rules.
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RMS Laconia (1921)
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RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner, built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson as a successor of the 1911–1917 RMS Laconia. The new ship was launched on 9 April 1921, and made her maiden voyage on 25 May 1922 from Southampton to New York City. At the outbreak of the Second…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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War crime during the naval battles of the Second World War
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West Africa
Westernmost region of Africa
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