
What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: In memory of those who sailed from Liverpool on S.S. Arandora Star and who tragically lost their lives when the ship was struck by torpedo 75 miles north west of Donegal on 2 July 1940. Of 1,673 people on board, over 800 mainly non-combatants drowned 2 July 2008
S.S. Arandora Star was a British passenger ship that tragically sank during World War II after being hit by a German torpedo, resulting in the deaths of over 800 people, mostly Italian and German prisoners of war and interned civilians, highlighting the devastating impact of the war on non-combatants.
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