HMS Courageous sinking, Atlantic Ocean, 17 Sep 1939; photograph taken by a British Royal Navy sailor aboard an escorting vessel

Caption     HMS Courageous sinking, Atlantic Ocean, 17 Sep 1939; photograph taken by a British Royal Navy sailor aboard an escorting vessel ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
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Photo Size 1,200 x 838 pixels
Photos on Same Day 17 Sep 1939
Photos at Same Place Atlantic Ocean
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Alan Chanter says:
9 Jun 2023 06:25:43 AM

At 6 p.m. on 17 September 1939 the aircraft carrier HMS Courageous (Capt. W.T. Makeig-Jones) was torpedoed by U-29 (Lieutenant-Commander Schuhardt) and sank South-West of Ireland with her captain and 518 of nearly half of her ship’s company. Captain Makeig-Jones was last seen remaining on his bridge alone, saluting the flag as Courageous capsized and went down.

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