| RMS Leinster |
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Type: Irish Mail ship
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Wreck Information : She was torpedoed by the UB-123 on the 10th Oct. 1918 just after leaving Dublin onroute to Holyhead.
The Leinster was owned by the CDSPCo. The company operated a mail and passenger service between the Carlisle Pier in Dun Laoghaire (Kingstown) and the Admiralty Pier, Salt Island, Holyhead. The service used four ships, named after Ireland's provinces, Connaught, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. Each of the ships had an onboard post office, where mail was sorted by members of the Dublin Post Office. R.M.S. in the ships' title stood for Royal Mail Steamer .
Excert from "The sinking of R.M.S. Leinster"
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Distance from harbour: 16 Nm from Dublin and 53Nm from Holyhead
Lat / Long: N53 18.917 W5 47.511 16 Nm east of Dublin
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Depth: 28m
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