Remembering the HMT Rohna

The HMT Rohna, a British vessel carrying American troops, was hit by a German missile in 1943 off the coast of North Africa.

Tom Brokaw's NBC Nightly News report on the sinking of the HMT Rohna on November 26, 1943, in which 1,015 American troops were lost — the greatest loss at sea of U.S. personnel in World War II.

December 26, 2000·3 min read