Mendi

Shipwreck

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The *Mendi* was a British steamship that sank on 21 February 1917 after colliding with the *Hampshire* off the coast of the Isle of Wight. The wreck resulted in the loss of 809 lives, primarily South African troops en route to join World War I; its sinking is notable for inspiring the poem *In Flanders Fields*.

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