SS Tembien
id:
ss-tembien-252-17101111
title:
SS Tembien
text:
SS Tembien was an Italian steamship sunk during the Second World War. She had been built in Germany in 1914 and served under a number of names before joining the Italian company Ignazio Messina as Tembien. She was sunk on 27 February 1942 by the British submarine Upholder. She was carrying 468 Allied prisoners of war, a fact known to the British through Ultra decryptions. Her sinking caused the deaths of at least 390 prisoners and 78 crew and guards.
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Italian steamship sunk during WW2
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Tembien
date created:
date modified:
2023-11-26T00:43:00Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q116947715","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q116947715"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/StateLibQld_1_145763_Milluna_%28ship%29.jpg","width":1000,"height":569}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15