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The British troopship Otranto, carrying American draftees, collided with another vessel in an Atlantic gale and sank off Scotland's Isle of Islay on October 6, 1918. Among the hundreds lost were dozens of young men from Screven and nearby Georgia counties.
The Sinking of the H.M.S. <i>Otranto</i> is a historical marker in Sylvania, Screven County, erected in 2017. It is one of 27 historical markers documented in Screven County, among 107 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.7503, -81.6368 near Sylvania. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sylvania (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Screven County, Sylvania Cemetery, and Screven County Courthouse.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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