On 2nd October 1942 my father was serving on the British Light Cruiser HMS Curacoa. She was escorting the Queen Mary, which was carrying 15,000 United States troops onboard, and sailing ahead of ...

Message 1 - HMS Curacoa Tragedy Posted on: 06 July 2004 by partnersinmotion Hello, I looking for witnesses/survivors or anyone who has a story about the HMS Curacoa collision with the Queen Mary.

The Queen Mary's haunting reputation The ship has a long, haunting history of casualties, including a catastrophic collision with the HMS Curacoa escort ship, wherein 300 people drowned in 1942.

The bark Venus, which arrived yesterday from Curacoa, brings 28 packages of silver -- about $50,000 -- and a valuable cargo of furs and cochineal. The Venus left Curacoa on the 22d ult.

At least 47 people died on the ship during her career and a further 337 perished when Queen Mary crashed into and sank HMS Curacoa on October 2, 1942.

Throughout the war, she transported 800,000 troops to Europe and in 1942 while carrying 10,000 troops she collided with her escort, the HMS Curacoa slicing it in half.

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During World War Two, the ocean liner accidentally crashed into its escort ship, the HMS Curacoa, which lost 239 souls. Ever since many hauntings reported on the Queen Mary have been sightings of ...

Message 1 - HMS Curacoa Tragedy Posted on: 06 July 2004 by partnersinmotion Hello, I looking for witnesses/survivors or anyone who has a story about the HMS Curacoa collision with the Queen Mary.

The Queen Mary's haunting reputation The ship has a long, haunting history of casualties, including a catastrophic collision with the HMS Curacoa escort ship, wherein 300 people drowned in 1942.