Dutch liner sunk by mine. The Dutch liner Simon Bolivar struck a mine and sank in a few minutes off the East Coast.
20 november 1939
Dutch liner sunk by mine. The Dutch liner Simon Bolivar struck a mine and sank in a few minutes off the East Coast. Many of the survivors were brought to London. Tragic figures. Mr. and Mrs. Jansen, a Dutch couple with their son Erwin. Mr. Jansen supported him on a spar for two hours. Their other child, a few weeks old, was lost.
Collectie
- NIOD
Type
- Foto
Identificatienummer van NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
- 62855
Trefwoorden
- Scheepsrampen
- Nederlanders
- Gezinnen
- Overlevenden
- Vooroorlogse periode
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