The sinking of the laconia, 1942 the navy records society. This marks the dvd debut of the program, with a total running time of 171 minutes. U156s deck is crowded with allied survivors fished out of the south. The sinking of the laconia 2011 swesub webrip x264 acc snuttebullen.
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Documentary telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. Today she is approaching fastnet, nearing the end of a journey across the atlantic, when she is encountered by the u50. On board the crowded submarine, a tentative truce forms between the sailors and the survivors. I am not entirely certain that it is not all a dream. On 12 september 1942, rms laconia carrying some 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war pows, was torpedoed and sunk by the german uboat submarine. Sep 24, 2014 the sinking of the laconia takes a look at the human side of the remarkable events that took place. The last ship season 1 episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, episode 4, episode 5, episode 6, episode 7, episode 8, episode 9, episode 10. Episode and series guides for the sinking of the laconia. Floyds story appeared in newspapers throughout the united states. The sinking of the laconia 2010 hun custom bdrip xvid5in.
U156 was on patrol in the south atlantic, off the bulge of west africa, midway between liberia and the ascension island. Acorn tv the sinking of the laconia trailer youtube. Watch the sinking of the laconia season 1, episode 2 part 2. First of a riveting twopart drama, based on actual events.
In september 1942, at the height of the battle for the atlantic, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship without knowing that it carried more than 2,000 passengers. On september 12, 1942, as laconia sailed crowded with 1,800 italian prisoners of war, 103 polish soldiers, 286 mostly severely wounded british military personnel, 80 civilians, and 463 officers and crew, she was hit by two. Bruce sorry to hear about your grandfather not surviving the sinking of the laconia in 1963 which is a tragic story in your family history. Dec 28, 2010 the last voyage of the lakonia deadly christmas cruise posted on december 28, 2010 by rick spilman forty seven years ago, passengers on the cruise ship laconia were promised a marvelous christmas cruise to sunny madeira and the canary islands. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
The sinking of the laconia first aired on bbc2 in january 2011, then in the united states on the ovation channel in april 2012. The sinking of the laconia tv series 20112011 the movie. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 imdb. The liner laconia on sept 12, 1942 at 2207 hours u156 under the command of kptlt. When realising that there are pows and civilians on board, and that they are facing. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. The sinking of the laconia is a twopart tv film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on bbc two, about the laconia incident.
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A britishgerman coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british alan bleasdale. Most popular episodes of the sinking of the laconia. With our episode date counter you wont miss tv programs. The sinking of the laconia part2 bbc movie the laconia incident refers to the controversial events surrounding the sinking and subsequent aborted rescue attempt of a british troopship in the.
Jan 01, 2011 the sinking of the laconia, which begins on bbc2 on thursday, tells of the extraordinary events that took place in the south atlantic in september 1942. Follow us on facebook to see when the sinking of the laconia becomes available on netflix. The sinking of the laconia is a twopart tv film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on bbc two, about the. The sinking of the laconia is the sinking of the laconia. Jul 22, 2015 in september 1942, at the height of the battle for the atlantic, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship without knowing that it carried more than 2,000 passengers. The sinking of the laconia local business facebook. Sinking of the laconia available in dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. At the outbreak of the second world war she was converted into an armed merchant cruiser, and subsequently a. Dvd color wide screen sinking of the laconia available in dvd. Commanded by kl werner hartenstein, she was one of the many type ixcs stationed along the west coast of africa.
The injured men left on 1 ship the laconia and the women and children on a second. The sinking of the laconia, which begins on bbc2 on thursday, tells of the extraordinary events that took place in the south atlantic in september 1942. The last voyage of the lakonia deadly christmas cruiseold. The tsms lakonia was a greekowned cruise ship which caught fire and sank north of madeira on 22 december 1963, with the loss of 128 lives. A german uboat sinks a british troop ship, the laconia, killing more than 1,400 men on september 12, 1942. In september 1942, at the height of wwii, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2,000 passengers. Part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. In 1942, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship, which carried more than 2, 000 passengers. Bbc press office cast for alan bleasdales the sinking. After sinking a british cruise ship, uboat commander werner hartenstein remarkably decides to rescue those on board. The story of the laconia incident began on the morning of september 12 1942. Ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers.
His brand of epic narrative, his penchant for letting his characters talk and talk, went out of fashion when along came a generation of younger writers who nicked yosser hughess catchphrase i could do that and slipped into his slots. Jan 07, 2011 so when u156 finally sank the laconia and everything turned to watery chaos, it was hard not to think. Duffy relates the story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the german uboat u156. We have photos of the squadron in egypt in 1940 and personal photos from south africa. Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by u156, a german uboat, off the west african. Werner hartenstein torpedoed a large target in the south atlantic in position 05.
The sinking of the laconia series and episode guides. So when u156 finally sank the laconia and everything turned to watery chaos, it was hard not to think. The sinking of the laconia catch up, episode 1 on bbc 2. The only person known to have taken photos while on board the burning ship was ian harris from finchley, london, who was travelling with his wife, rita harris. The tsms lakonia was a greekowned cruise ship which caught fire and sank north of madeira on 22 december 1963. What followed is a harrowing true story of heroism. The liner was carrying a 6man crew, some 80 civilians, military material and personnel 268 men and.
She was returning to britain from egypt in the late summer of 1942 when. Sep, 2018 part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Ken duken ponders his humanitarian options as a uboat commander. The large vessel was the british liner laconia 19,695 tons which sank at 2323 hours. Six hundred miles from the coast of africa, in september 1942, a german uboat, u156, sinks the british troopship laconia which is en route from cape town to the united kingdom. The liner was carrying a 6man crew, some 80 civilians, military material and. She was returning to britain from egypt in the late summer of 1942 when, off the coast of west africa, laconia was torpedoed by u156, a type ix uboat under the command of korvettenkapitan werner hartenstein. The sinking of the laconia is a twopart television film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on bbc two, about the laconia incident. A britishgerman coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british.
In 1942, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship, which carried more than 2,000 passengers. The last ship season 1 episode 1 10 1080p download. The rms laconia was a cunardwhite star liner which had been requisitioned by the british government and converted to a troop transport in 1941. The sinking of the laconia by ken duken, franka potente. When realising that there are pows and civilians on board, and that they.
Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by u156, a german uboat. Beneath the sea, a german uboat captained by werner hartenstein looks for targets. The last ship season 1 2014 torrent download msgtorrents. The sinking of the laconia alan bleasdale takes to the high seas in a real wartime saga. The true story of the allied ship laconia, sunk in wwii by a german uboat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew. The borgias season 1 free download full show episodes. Season 1 of the sinking of the laconia premiered on january 6, 2011. Season 1 episode 2 the sinking of laconia sbs on demand.
After sinking a british cruise ship, uboat commander werner hartenstein remarkably decides to. The sinking of the laconia tells the true story of the heroism that was shown by everyday people in the face of adversity during the second world war when the british vessel, the rms laconia, was torpedoed and sunk by a german uboat. Nov 17, 2018 the borgias season 1 downloading options. After sinking the laconia, a uboat attempts to save its civilian crew. However, i think the story and the characters get more interesting in the second part. Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and. A solid twopart miniseries with a humanistic message in the vein of merry christmas. I have serious doubts whether this is a real story.
The new ship was launched on 9 april 1921, and made her maiden voyage on 25 may 1922 from southampton to new york city. The sinking of the laconia series and episode guides tv. The laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship in the atlantic ocean on 12 september 1942, during world war ii, and a subsequent aerial attack on german and italian submarines involved in rescue attempts. The sinking of the laconia watch full episodes and clips. Jul 15, 2012 the sinking of the laconia first aired on bbc2 in january 2011, then in the united states on the ovation channel in april 2012. Download the borgias season 1 full episodes to any device, both android and ios, mac and pc, and enjoy watching them later. The sinking of the laconia takes a look at the human side of the remarkable events that took place. With andrew buchan, ken duken, franka potente, thomas kretschmann. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for in. Jun 07, 2016 the sinking of the laconia part2 bbc movie the laconia incident refers to the controversial events surrounding the sinking and subsequent aborted rescue attempt of a british troopship in the. While onboard the rms laconia, junior third officer thomas mortimer befriends the enigmatic hilda smith. The german uboat fires a torpedo, which hits the ship but fails to sink her.
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