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[S.S. Princess Marguerite sinking] [unknown]

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Inscribed on verso: S.S. Princess Marguerite on fire and sinking after being torpedoed off Port Said - Aug 1942/ [Fatal?] loss of men about 55 out of roughly 200 men. Crew- white and Indian, 8th army troops.

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Title
[S.S. Princess Marguerite sinking]
Creator
[unknown]
Date Created
1942-08-17
Description
Inscribed on verso: S.S. Princess Marguerite on fire and sinking after being torpedoed off Port Said - Aug 1942/ [Fatal?] loss of men about 55 out of roughly 200 men. Crew- white and Indian, 8th army troops.
Subject
Naval warfare; World War II
Genre
Photographs
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
CC-PH-01424; CC_PH_01424
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC_PH_01424
Date Available
2015-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0217639
Category
British Columbia Coast Steamship Service
RBSCLocation
Box 11
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/