INTO THE MAELSTROM: The Wreck of HMHS Rohilla

On October 29th, 1914, the hospital ship Rohilla left Queensferry with 234 people on board bound for Dunkirk. Just after 4 a.m. on October 30th there was a tremendous impact as the ship ran onto the rocks at Saltwick Nab. Eighty-nine lives were lost as members of the public and lifeboatmen struggled to reach those on the wreck. Well illus.