Tripoli harbour photograph, 6-Feb-42

[AndreasB]

Interesting shot.

Reconnaissance photograph of harbour area. There are many ships, some of them identified as Anna Maria, Ariosto, Atlas, Bengasi, Beppe, Bosforo, Delia, and Pisani. Five ships have been enclosed by blue line. There is a breakwater along right side. Captioned 'M722, 6.2.42, Tripoli, P41'. On there reverse 'Tripoli'.

"Tripoli," IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 9, 2021, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/10228.

Ariosto was lost about a week later, as we recently discussed.

https://rommelsriposte.com/2010/05/22/the-tragedy-of-the-pows-killed-at-sea/

All the best

Andreas