| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - board were 1,800 Italian prisoners escorted by 160 Polish Guards, 268 British military and civilians including 80 women and children At 2000 hrs on the 12th October 1942 the Laconia while sailing south east of Ascension Island was hit twice by torpedoes fired from U-156.The first hit caused her to list badly, the second causing the lights to go out.Due to the damage lifeboats were in short supply,
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