Laconia (disambiguation)
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Laconia or Lakonia may refer to:
- Laconia, the Bronx, a neighborhood in The Bronx, NY
- LaconiaLaconiaLaconia , also known as Lacedaemonia, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparti...
, a region of Greece - Laconia, IndianaLaconia, IndianaLaconia is a town in Boone Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Laconia is located at ....
, United States - Laconia, New HampshireLaconia, New HampshireAs of the census of 2000, there were 16,411 people, 6,724 households, and 4,168 families residing in the city. The population density was 809.3 people per square mile . There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 421.8 per square mile...
, United States - Either of three ships named Laconia or Lakonia:
- RMS Laconia (1911)RMS Laconia (1911)RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, launched on 27 July 1911, delivered to the Cunard Line on 12 December 1911, and began service on 20 January 1912...
, 1911–1917, ocean liner and armed merchant ship, sunk in WW I by a German U-boat - RMS Laconia (1921)RMS Laconia (1921)The second RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson as a successor to the Laconia of 1911 to 1917...
, 1921–1942, British ocean liner and troop ship, sunk in WW II while carrying civilians and Italian POWs by a German U-boat; the attacking U-boat and other U-boats joined it to rescue survivors but then themselves came under attack from American bomber planes and abandoned the rescue- the event and subsequent controversy became known as the Laconia incidentLaconia incidentThe Laconia incident was an abortive naval rescue attempt in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. On 12 September 1942, , carrying some 80 civilians, 268 British Army soldiers, about 1,800 Italian prisoners of war, and 160 Polish soldiers , was struck and sunk by a torpedo from Kriegsmarine...
- the event and subsequent controversy became known as the Laconia incident
- TSMS LakoniaTSMS LakoniaThe TSMS Lakonia, originally named MS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, was an ocean liner and troop ship that operated for over 30 years, before burning on December 22, 1963 with high loss of life.-Construction:...
, 1929–1963, ocean liner and troop ship, evacuated while on fire during a cruise in 1963, sunk seven days later while being towed to Gibraltar
- RMS Laconia (1911)