SS Avare (1912)
This is a brown paper covered tie bound album, containing 165 photographs mounted one to a page.
SS Avare capsized at Hamburg 17th June 1922 during a refit. It was brought upright 17th August 1922, and laid up until 1924 before re-entering service. 49 workmen on board drowned and there were 100 survivors.
The album includes:
The vessel lying on its side at Hamburg, June 1922
Raising the vessel
Funeral of victims
SS Avare capsized at Hamburg 17th June 1922 during a refit. It was brought upright 17th August 1922, and laid up until 1924 before re-entering service. 49 workmen on board drowned and there were 100 survivors.
The album includes:
The vessel lying on its side at Hamburg, June 1922
Raising the vessel
Funeral of victims
Object Details
| ID: | ALB1213 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Photograph album |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 247 mm x 184 mm |
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