'Heroic' WW2 troopship that survived Nazi bullets and saved 22 soldiers from Dunkirk beaches is wrecked during children's pirate

The Athlone Castle, which was launched in 1935, was destroyed after encountering engine failure when taking a party of eight-year-olds on a trip around West Bay in Dorset.


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