The sinking of Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Leinster on 10th October 1918, just one month and one day before the end of World War 1.
EI1ØØMCV will be active for the year of 2018, from 1st January 2018 to the 31st December 2018 inclusive, with special attention to dates throughout the year of special significance to this tragedy. However there will be particular activity in the weeks around the date of 10th October 2018.
QSL via buro.
The call sign, which contains the original call sign ‘MCV’ of RMS Leinster, is to mark the Centenary anniversary, on the 10th October 2018, of the sinking of RMS Leinster (of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company) in the Irish Sea. This was, and still is, the single largest loss of life in the Irish sea with a total of 567 people lost.
The Ship was torpedoed by UB123 just 25 kilometres (16 miles) off the Irish coast. To add to the tragedy, 2 weeks later UB123 was sunk with the loss of all 33 crew, many were very young with the oldest being 27 years old.
Those on board RMS Leinster
Category Casualty Survivor TOTAL Country of Origin
Military 360 142 502 Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand,
Scotland, United States of America, Wales
Civilian 146 58 204 Ireland, England, Wales, France, Channel Islands
Post Office 21 1 22 Ireland
Crew 40 38 78 Ireland, Wales, England
TOTAL 567 239 806
EI1ØØMCV will be active for the year of 2018, from 1st January 2018 to the 31st December 2018 inclusive, with special attention to dates throughout the year of special significance to this tragedy. However there will be particular activity in the weeks around the date of 10th October 2018.
QSL via buro.
The call sign, which contains the original call sign ‘MCV’ of RMS Leinster, is to mark the Centenary anniversary, on the 10th October 2018, of the sinking of RMS Leinster (of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company) in the Irish Sea. This was, and still is, the single largest loss of life in the Irish sea with a total of 567 people lost.
The Ship was torpedoed by UB123 just 25 kilometres (16 miles) off the Irish coast. To add to the tragedy, 2 weeks later UB123 was sunk with the loss of all 33 crew, many were very young with the oldest being 27 years old.
Those on board RMS Leinster
Category Casualty Survivor TOTAL Country of Origin
Military 360 142 502 Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand,
Scotland, United States of America, Wales
Civilian 146 58 204 Ireland, England, Wales, France, Channel Islands
Post Office 21 1 22 Ireland
Crew 40 38 78 Ireland, Wales, England
TOTAL 567 239 806