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.

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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

_____________________________ 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

___________________________ 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