HMS Erin was a dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, originally
ordered under the name Reşadiye by the Ottoman government from the
British company Vickers. She was designed to be at least the equal of
any ship afloat or under construction. Nearly complete when the First
World War was beginning in August 1914, the ship was seized at the
orders of Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, to keep her in
British hands and prevent her from being used by Germany or its allies.
Aside from a minor role in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 and the
inconclusive Action of 19 August the same year, Erin's service during
the war generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North
Sea. Deemed obsolete after the war, the ship was reduced to reserve and
used as a training ship. Erin served as the flagship of the reserve
fleet at the Nore sandbank for most of 1920. She was sold for scrap in
1922.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Erin>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1891:
The transatlantic steamship Utopia accidentally collided with
the battleship HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar, sinking in less than
twenty minutes and killing 562.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Utopia>
1942:
The Holocaust: The first mass killings of Jews began at Belzec
extermination camp in occupied Poland, the first of the Operation
Reinhard camps to begin operation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Reinhard>
1955:
Ice hockey fans in Montreal rioted to protest the suspension of
Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard for hitting an official.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riot>
1985:
American serial killer Richard Ramirez, known as "the Night
Stalker", began a home invasion burglary and killing spree that resulted
in 13 deaths and 11 sexual assaults over the following five months.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ramirez>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
clarsach:
(music) A small triangular wire-strung harp of Gaelic origin; a Celtic
harp.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clarsach>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The wars of the past have prompted our predecessors to create
institutions that should protect us from war, but they unfortunately
don’t work. We see it, you see it, so we need new ones, new
institutions, new alliances and we offer them. We propose to create an
association U-24 united for peace, a union of responsible countries that
have the strength and consciousness to stop conflicts immediately,
provide all the necessary assistance in 24 hours, if necessary, even
weapons if necessary, sanctions, humanitarian support, political
support, finances, everything you need to keep the peace and quickly
save the world, save lives. In addition, such association, such union
would provide assistance to those who are experiencing natural
disasters, man-made disasters, who fell victims to humanitarian crisis
or epidemic.
--Volodymyr Zelenskyy
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy>