Description: ORIGINAL! WW1 USS COVINGTON TROOP SHIP SINKS FROM U-BOAT U-86 TORPEDO PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC RARE! WW1 USS COVINGTON (ID-1409) TROOP SHIP MOMENTS BEFORE SINKING FROM GERMAN U-BOAT U-86 's TORPEDO OFF THE COAST OF BREST, FRANCE ON JULY 2,1918. (AFTER BEING TORPEDOED THE DAY BEFORE NEAR THE SAME LOCATION.) PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC. ( From 18 October 1917, Covington made six voyages from Hoboken, New Jersey, to Brest, France, taking more than 21,000 troops for service with the American Expeditionary Force. On 1 July 1918 U-86 torpedoed her off Brest, France. 6 of her crew were killed, but her escorts rescued 770. Covington remained afloat, and was towed about 50 miles toward Brest, but sank the afternoon of 2 July 1918. ) PERIOD HAND OPAQUED IN THE LOWER CENTER NEGATIVE: COVINGTON SINKING ID'd ON THE REVERSE: JULY 2, 1918 TORPEDOED BY U-86 OFF BREST, FRANCE SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH SOME MODERATE HANDLING FROM ITS 106+ YEARS. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OF A COPY. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
Price: 61 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-12-08T21:10:49.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region of Origin: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
