Atrocity on the Atlantic

Attack on a Hospital Ship During the Great War

Nate Hendley

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Dundurn Press
19 June 2024

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; First World War; Naval forces & warfare; War crimes

How a German submarine sank a Canadian military hospital ship during the First World War and sparked outrage.

On the evening of June 27, 1918, the Llandovery Castle - an unarmed, clearly marked hospital ship used by the Canadian military - was torpedoed off the Irish Coast by U-Boat 86, a German submarine.

Sinking a hospital ship violated international law. To conceal his actions, the U-86 commander had a submarine deck gun fire on survivors. One lifeboat escaped with witnesses to the atrocity. Global outrage over the attack ensued.

The incident became a pivotal case at the Leipzig War Crimes Trials, an attempt to establish justice after the Great War ended. The Llandovery Castle trial resulted in a historic legal precedent that guided subsequent war crimes prosecutions at Nuremberg and elsewhere.

Atrocity on the Atlantic explores the ship's sinking, the people impacted by the attack, and the reasons why this wartime atrocity was largely forgotten.

By: Nate Hendley
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 396g
ISBN: 9781459751347
ISBN 10: 1459751345
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 19 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nate Hendley is a journalist and author of several books, primarily on crime-related subjects. His book The Beatle Bandit (about a murderous 1964 bank heist) won the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Non-Fiction in 2022. He lives in Toronto.

Reviews for Atrocity on the Atlantic: Attack on a Hospital Ship During the Great War

The sinking of the Llandovery Castle was the worst war crime committed against Canadians in the First World War. The prosecution of this case set the stage for the Nuremberg war crimes trials a generation later. Nate Hendley has done a great job of telling this important story. It’s a part of our history that needs to be remembered. * Mark Bourrie, author of Big Men Fear Me and Bush Runner *