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CITTA DI GENOVA passing Kirribilli
CITTA DI GENOVA passing Kirribilli

CITTA DI GENOVA passing Kirribilli

Datec 1930s
Object number00017535
NameGlass plate negative
MediumGlass plate negative
DimensionsOverall: 120 x 164 mm, 0.072 kg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the Estate of Peter Britz
DescriptionImage of the passenger cargo ship CITTA DI GENOVA of the Tirrenia Line steaming past Kirribilli on Sydney Harbour. HistoryOn January 21st, 1943, the Italian vessel CITTA DI GENOVA was torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine HMS TIGRIS.There were 200 military personnel and 158 Greek PoWs on board, 173 people lost their lives.