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On the 6th November, 1916, the British passenger steamship RMS ARABIA was torpedoed by German submarine UB-43 in the Mediterranean without warning. ARABIA had 437 passengers on board, of whom many were women and children, and a crew of 304. ARABIA was carrying general cargo, gold and jewels.
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References
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Passenger steamer Arabia – Ships hit by U-boats – German and Austrian U-boats of World War One – Kaiserliche Marine – uboat.net [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/397.html (accessed 7.11.21).
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WRECKSITE – ARABIA OCEAN LINER 1898-1916 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?132080 (accessed 7.11.21).
