place on the scottish island of islay to mark the hundredth anniversary of two first world war troop ship disasters that took the lives of hundreds of american soldiers. princess anne took part in events to mark the centenary of the sinking of the ss tuscania and wreck of hms 0tranto in 1918. hundreds of american troops drowned within sight of land. from islay, here's our correspondent, glenn campbell. as islay remembered the twin tragedies of 1918 at the american monument on the island, three warships from the uk, germany and the us patrol its coast. then able to be completed with a wreathlaying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off islay‘s west coast, 500 men we re down off islay‘s west coast, 500 men were thrown into the cold, heaving atlantic, india hurricane conditions. —— in near. the ship was badly damaged in a collision and torn to pieces on a reef. it was every man for themselves, but they harvested chance. 0nly