Explosion of a hatch on the Athenia, September 1939
Illustration of the explosion as a torpedo from a German submarine hit the port side No. 5 hatch of the Athenia, a British transatlantic passenger liner. The Sphere describes how five people were killed in the blast
Picture No
12652220
Media ID
46133652
Size
5394px x 3892px
(3.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrated by D. Macpherson in The Sphere', 16 September 1939, page 416
Date
September 1939
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