Keywords: Steamer coulant dans l'Atlantique en 1917.jpg fr Navire anglais torpillé par un sous-marin allemand lors de la bataille de l'Atlantique en 1917 Photographie publiée par l'hebdomadaire français Le Miroir le 20 mai 1917 en English ship sinks after being torpedoed by a German submarine during the Battle of the Atlantic in 1917 approximate translation Above; In the middle of the ocean the last men of a torpedoed ship water slide along the strings Below This photograph shows one of the many tragedies of our time Hit by a torpedo on the bow the English steamer runs slowly then faster and faster The boats have been put in the water and most of the crew was rescued Only a few men in danger of being swallowed up had to escape by throwing himself back into the sea or using rope ladders To the right a small steamer comes to the rescue of shipwrecked The photograph is from a boat carried by one of the crew members who evacuated the ship Photograph published by the French weekly Le Miroir May 20 1917 1917-05-20 http //gallica bnf fr/ark /12148/cb40360453x/date1917 Gallica fr author anonymous-EU PD-US-1923 Uploaded with UploadWizard Naval warfare of World War I Atlantic theatre of World War I Le Miroir |