Image of Disastrous explosion on board the French battleship Iena (colour litho) by Dufresne, Paul (1885-1956)

Disastrous explosion on board the French battleship Iena (colour litho)

IMAGE number: LLM3620851
Image title: Disastrous explosion on board the French battleship Iena (colour litho)
Artist: Dufresne, Paul (1885-1956) / French
Location: Private Collection
Medium: colour lithograph

Image description: Disastrous explosion on board the French battleship Iena: rescuing the injured and fighting the fires. The ship was devastated by a series of explosions within one of its magazines while in dry dock in Toulon. The accident was determined to have been caused by a propellant used in the ammuniton which became unstable with age. The disaster, which caused the loss of 120 lives, caused a political scandal which led to the resignation of the French Naval Minister, Gaston Thomson. La catastrophe du Iena - le sauvetage des blesses et la lutte contre l'incendie. Illustration for Le Petit Parisien, 31 March 1907.
Photo credit: © Look and Learn / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: accident / injury / France / Europe / Dufresne Paul (1885-1956) / illustrator / 20th century / warship / disaster / rescuing / fires / munitions / naval uniform / french / damaged / navy / crew / sailors / rescue / 1900s / dangerous / firefighting / shells / gunpowder scandal / battleship / flames / casualties / toulon / iena / quayside

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