Stock Photo - Artist's drawing of S.S. Athenia, the British liner torpedoed by a German submarine on 3 September 1939. It was the first British sea casualty of the war, with 117 of the passengers and crew losing their lives. Among the dead were 28 US civilians leading to fears that America may be provoked at this early stage to declare war on Germany. Consequently, Germany did not admit responsibility for the sinking until 1946.

Stock Photo: Artist's drawing of S.S. Athenia, the British liner torpedoed by a German submarine on 3 September 1939. It was the first British sea casualty of the war.

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