The Dramatic Sinking of SS Athenia
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Ladies and gentlemen, I'm your friend Mike Brady from Ocean Liner Designs, and this is the story of the first ship to be sunk by a hubot in World War II, the SS Athenia.
It was a stark, direct violation of the London submarine protocol, and worst of all, orders from the top of the German Navy.
The 1,418 passengers and crew aboard, 117 lost their lives. 98 passengers and 19 crew.
Athenia was the first of many big ships lost in a war which eventually grew to such a scale both in physical size and cruelty that its sinking was completely overshadowed.
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On the evening of the 3rd September 1939, a British passenger liner buffeted its way through the North Atlantic, carrying over one thousand people; families, tourists and refugees homeward bound to North America. Only hours earlier, they had left a city spiralling into panic. Britain stood on the verge of declaring war on Germany. But it was a voyage Athenia would never finish - because waiting beneath the waves was a terrifying, deadly threat. The sinking of Athenia, the first to be caused by a U-Boat in WW2, caused outrage - not just among Britain and its allies but within the Nazi leadership. It’s loss is a story of high drama - but one which would be completely overshadowed by the sheer scale of loss caused by the Second World War. Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines! Click the link to subscribe | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsE8PTncfn2Vga48jH46HnQ?sub_confirmation=1 #ships #sinking #disaster #titanic #wrecks #exploration #history #adventure #design #engineering #mairitime #safety #vessels #sailing #documentary #story #oceanlinerdesigns