Incident – On Sunday evening October 17th, 1948, the Pinnace from HMS ILLUSTRIOUS with about 50 men onboard, many of them young National Servicemen, was returning to the ship after a day out in Weymouth and Dorchester in bad weather when it was swamped and sank in Portland Harbour. In the ensuing tumult 29 young sailors lost their lives.
Day of Loss: 17
Month of Loss: 10
Year of Loss: 1948
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