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Description: | The S. S. Brussels, a Great Eastern Railway steamer plying between Harwich and the Hook of Holland, she was captured by a German destroyer in June 1916 and taken to Zeebrugge. Captain Fryatt, her commander, was executed on 27th July, being found guilty of attempting to ram a German submarine. The ship was torpedoed during the raid of 23 April 1918, raised in 1919 and given back by the Belgians to the British Government. (23 October 1918).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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