Sujet

At Sea; After the "Sontay" was torpedoed on April 16, 1917, at noon: the last passenger..., 1917. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'At Sea; After the "Sontay" was torpedoed on April 16, 1917, at noon: the last passengers board into lifeboats. The "Sontay" was going from Marseille to Salonika. Torpedoed in heavy seas, she sank in 5 minutes. Nevertheless out of 425 people on board, 380 could be saved. Its commander, the heroic lieutenant Jean-Baptiste Mages, did not want to survive those who had perished. He let himself sink with his ship. Standing on the bridge, when the sea reached him, he raised his cap and shouted: "Vive la France!"; then he disappeared', 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924].

Date

1917

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A80_252

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,5Mo (2,5Mo) / 44,8cm x 26,6cm / 5290 x 3141 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation sea people male man men historical boat boats arts safety country French France panoramic marine book guy ship ships view geography color liner maritime passengers passenger military war location century shipwreck vista urgency sinking rescue image photograph literature first world war concept urgent rescuer photo B&W Mediterranean Sea survivor month publication Colour World War I WWI lifeboat April water transport torpedo black & white black and white B W white and black World War One 1910s 20th century history historic The Print Collector 1st World War geographical feature life boat rescue party WW1 illustration view to sea photograph portrait Unknown L'Illustration rescued rescue operation letterbox format L'Album de la Guerre Sontay