James Riley - HMS Viknor Sinking - Jarrow

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    TYNESIDERS WHO SHARES H.M.S.VIKNOR'S MYSTERIOUS FATE. There being, so far is known, no survivors of H.M.S. Viknor, the one time Tyne tourist steamer, Viking, which has been lost off the coast of Ireland, her fate will for ever be enshrouded in mystery. It seems certain that there were 300 or more men on board the vessel, including a large proportion of North Country hands, all of whom have perished. At the time of the disaster the Viknor was an armed merchantman. This photograph was published in the Illustrated Chronicle on the 28th of January 1915. During the Great War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England, which had been in the news. The photographs were sent in by relatives and give us a glimpse into the past. The physical collection held by Newcastle Libraries comprises bound volumes of the newspaper from 1910 to 1925. We are keen to find out more about the people in the photographs. If you recognise anyone in the images please comment below. Copies of this photograph may be ordered from us, for more information see: http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt" >www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt Please make a note of the image reference number above to help speed up your order.
  • Owner

    illustratedchroniclesoldiers
  • Source

    IllustratedChronicles (Flickr)
  • License

    What does this mean? Public Domain Mark
  • Further information

    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/127539872@N02/15814318224/
    Resource type: Image
    Last modified: 7 years, 8 months ago
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    Picture Taken: Unknown
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