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The Sinking of the Llandovery Castle

Canada's Great War by Craig Baird / Curiouscast

Nov 11, 202530:52Society & Culture

In 1918, a German U-Boat emerged from the waters of the North Atlantic and fired a torpedo at HHMS Llandovery Castle. It became one of the worst atrocities of the First World War. Thank you to Nate Hendley for chatting w...

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The Sinking of the Llandovery Castle is an episode from Canada's Great War by Craig Baird / Curiouscast. In 1918, a German U-Boat emerged from the waters of the North Atlantic and fired a torpedo at HHMS Llandovery Castle. It became one of...

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Published Nov 11, 2025, 30:52 long, audio available.

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