HMT Royal Edward, c.1910–14.
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- The British transport ship Royal Edward is torpedoed without warning in the Aegean by the German submarine UB-14. The torpedo hits the Royal Edward in the stern and the ship sinks within six minutes. Casualty numbers vary but a list later published by the admiralty cites a loss of 864 lives. The Royal Edward was transporting reinforcements to Gallipoli at the time of the attack. Centenary News
