Léon Gambetta.... la Côté turque (Léon Gambetta ...... (illegible) la Turkish side) (#170)

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Title
Léon Gambetta.... la Côté turque (Léon Gambetta ...... (illegible) la Turkish side) (#170)
Creator
From the Collection: Darrot, Paul Jean Gaston, 1892-1958
Published / Created
circa 1914-circa 1918
Description
Léon Gambetta , an armoured cruiser, was part of the French fleet based at Malta blockading the Austrian Navy in the Adriatic. On April 27, 1915, she was torpedoed by Austro-Hungarian submarine U-5 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp, patriarch of the Von Trapp Family Singers. Of the 821 men on board, only 137 survived.
Provenance
Gift of Anita (Mrs. Paul) Darrot in 1969.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been partially digitized.
Language
English

Item Location

Repository
Manuscripts and Archives
Call Number
MS 591
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Container / Volume
Box 2, folder 47

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Citation
Paul Jean Gaston Darrot Papers (MS 591). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

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10616897

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