Lord-Lieutenant marks Lancastria anniversary

The anniversary of the sinking of the ocean liner the Lancastria, resulting in the worst loss of life in British maritime history, has been marked at a ceremony in Clydebank where Lord-Lieutenant, Mrs Jill Young MBE, laid a commemorative wreath.

On June 17th 1940 the liner, converted into service as a troopship and sent to rescue British civilians from advancing enemy forces in Nazi-occupied France, was sunk by German bombers.

It's estimated as many as 7,000 people were killed in the tragedy.

The 86th anniversary ceremony took place at the Golden Jubilee Hospital, the site of the then Beardmore shipbuilding yard, where the vessel was launched in 1920.