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Artist
O'Donoghue, Hughie
Description
English: On 17 June 1940, soon after the fall of France, the SS Lancastria was bombed and sunk while waiting at St Nazaire for an

escort. On board were 5000 men from the British Expeditionary Force. Three thousand men lost their lives. The news was suppressed for fearof damaging morale at home.
 image: A sepia toned photographic image of the SS Lancastria sinking at St Nazaire. The surface of the image has been modified with colour and texture giving the sky an orange glow and appearance of smoke. The name of the ship has been written across the

sky in the paint surface.
Date 1999 (Second World War)
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http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//179/media-179897/large.jpg

This photograph Art.IWM ART 16790 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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  • Associated people and organisations
    British Army, Royal Navy, LANCASTRIA (SS)
  • Associated places
    France, Germany (pre 1945 and post 1990) DE, Great Britain GB, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France
  • Associated events
    SS Lancastria (sinking) 1940, Atlantic Ocean, Second World War, WW2 Fall of France and Evacuation of British Expeditionary Force
  • Associated themes
    Atlantic 1939-1945, British Army 1939-1945, France and the Low Countries 1939-1940, Royal Navy 1939-1945
  • Associated keywords
    Action, Death, Transport, artist's response, military suffering, shipping
Category
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art
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yes

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This is because it is one of the following:

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  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
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