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HMHS Lanfranc was an ocean liner requisitioned as a hospital ship in the First World War. On 17 April 1917 she was torpedoed by the German U-boat UB-40. On the evening of 17 April the Lanfranc, while transporting wounded from Le Havre to Southampton, was torpedoed without warning. 22 British, including 2 officers, and 18 German other ranks were lost.
Gross tonnage of 6,287 tons, the Lanfranc was capable of 12 knots (22 km/h). 127m in length, a beam of 16m and a draught of 8.3m.
