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Athenia (1923) |
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Athenia, date and location unknown. |
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Athenia, date and location unknown. |
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Athenia, date and location unknown. |
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Athenia, date and location unknown. |
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September 4, 1939: Athenia sinking after being torpedoed by U-30 on Sept. 3rd. Athenia was the first British vessel sunk after the beginning of hostilities in the Second World War. |
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Portrait of Athenia sinking by J. W. Burgess which appeared in The Illustrated War News of Nov. 1, 1939. |
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(Courtesy of Alexander Monreal) |
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September 5, 1939: Survivors from the Athenia being brought ashore by a tug at Galway, Ireland. |
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| A political cartoon featuring the attack on Athenia by E. W. Shepard. |
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Location of the loss of Athenia. |
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Page published Sept. 3, 2008 |