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NH 1501 S.S. Antilles

Photo #: NH 1501 S.S. Antilles
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Title: S.S. Antilles
Description: (American Passenger-Cargo Ship, 1907) Underway, prior to World War I. Built by William Cramp & Son at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the Southern Pacific Company, Antilles was torpedoed and sunk on 17 October 1917, while operating as a troopship for the U.S. Army. At the time she was two days out from Quiberon Bay, France, en route to the U.S. Antilles reportedly sank in four and one-half minutes. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 1501
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