Sujet

'The Torpedoing of the Channel Steamer Sussex', First World War, March 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'The Torpedoing of the Channel Steamer Sussex', First World War, March 1916, (c1920). '...view of the vessel beached at Boulogne, showing how the bows were blown clean off by the explosion'. On 24 March 1916, the passenger ferry SS 'Sussex' was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the Channel between Folkestone and Dieppe. The ship was severely damaged and many passengers were drowned - some sources say at least 50 were killed, with the figure 80-100 also suggested. From "The Great World War: A History", Volume V, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]

Date

1916

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F27_344

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

62,2Mo (3,4Mo) / 46,4cm x 33,6cm / 5477 x 3972 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transport mer destruction La France le commerce livre port bateau bateaux géographie dommages endommagé bac guerre siècle Le Sussex première guerre mondiale concept canal La Manche Première Guerre Mondiale WWI B W bateau de bac Guerre mondiale Une les années 10 20ème siècle Nord-Pas-De-Calais The Print Collector photograph Unknown torpedoed Keystone Archives The Great World War: A History Frank Arthur Mumby Mumby Frank Arthur Gresham Publishing Company Gresham Publishing Co Ltd Frank A Mumby Frank A. Mumby Frank A. Frank A SS Sussex photographie