P03626.013 Accession Number: P03626.013

Description

An unidentified, possibly British, mechant vessel falls victim to the German vessel Panzerschiffe Admiral Graf Spee, used harassed Allied Merchant shipping. The Admiral Graf Spee sunk 10 British ships in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans between September and December 1939.

Details

Accession Number
P03626.013
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Date Made
c 1939
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor E Pearson
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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