The SS Vandyck under steam

Date:
1911
Reference:
BL21461
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The Vandyck , built in 1911, was one of largest liners in the Lamport & Holt fleet, for whom this photograph was taken. She was captured by the German cruiser Karlsruhe on the 26th October 1914 whilst on a voyage between Buenos Aires and New York. She was sunk the following day after the Karlsruhe had emptied her of over 200 passengers and her cargo of frozen meat.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Edwardian Watercraft, Water Transport