File:Steamer coulant dans l'Atlantique en 1917.jpg

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Français : 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.
English: 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.
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