Australian Naval History on 25 April 1917

On This Day · Apr 25, 1917 · Print This Page

HMAT Ballarat was torpedoed by a submarine in the English Channel 25 April 1917. Efforts made to tow the ship to shallow water failed and she sank off The Lizard the following morning. No lives were lost of the 1752 souls on board.

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