U.S.S. Leviathin, the Spanish Flu Ship of Death, Oct. during WWI, 1918-image
U.S.S. Leviathin, the Spanish Flu Ship of Death, Oct. during WWI, 1918-image
U.S.S. Leviathin, the Spanish Flu Ship of Death, Oct. during WWI, 1918-image

U.S.S. Leviathin, the Spanish Flu Ship of Death, Oct. during WWI, 1918

$ 11.62

Number of Items in Set: 1 Unit of Sale: Single Unit Theme: Militaria Subject: Ship Era: Real Photo (1900-Now) Country: United States Country of Origin: United States Continent: North America Year Manufactured: 1918

Description

U.S.S. Leviathin, the Spanish Flu Ship of Death, Oct. during WWI, 1918. This photo was taken less than a month after the first deaths of over 200 soldiers occurred in an earlier October transport. This rare postcard features the U.S.S. Leviathan, a ship nicknamed the Ship of Death, for its role during the Spanish Flu pandemic. This real photo postcard captures a historical moment during World War 1, while in the mid-Atlantic on Oct. 29. 1918. The ship had previously carried Franklin D. Roosevelt from Hoboken, NY to Brest, France. Each trip transported 2,000 crewmen, 10,000 army personnel, and 200 nurses. This photo was taken less than a month after the first deaths of over 200 soldiers occurred in an earlier October transport.

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