The dazzle ship HMS Justicia photographed from the USS St. Louis. Launched on July 9, 1914 as SS Statendam for the Holland America line, the ship was requisitioned by the British government and used as a troop transport. It sank on July 22, 1918 after a 24-hour fight with German submarines.
Handwritten: USS St Louis & H.M.S. JusticiaReverse, Handwritten: U.S.S. St Louis and Justisia convoyed to ? England loaded with American troops We left Halifax Canada May 5 - 1918
"The dazzle ship HMS Justicia photographed from the USS St. Louis. Launched on July 9, 1914 as SS Statendam for the Holland America line, the ship was requisitioned by the British government and used as a troop transport. It sank on July 22, 1918 after a 24-hour fight with German submarines."
Monday, July 22, 1918
July, 1918
Justicia, HMS Justicia, Justisia, HMS Justisia, dazzle ship, convoy, USS St. Louis, St. Louis, 1918, 1918-07-22, dazzle ship
