Image: Affondamento Santo Stefano

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Description: Italian postcard with photograph of the sinking of the Austro-Hungarian battleship w:SMS Szent István while it was proceeding to break through the w:Otranto Barrage 10 June 1918. The caption reads: "Italian Navy in the World War 1915-1918. On the dawn of June 10th, 1918, Commander Rizzo attacked with two MAS a powerful enemy squadron. The Austrian battleship 'Saint Stephen', hit by torpedo, sank, capsizing on the left side".
Title: Affondamento Santo Stefano
Credit: Italian postcard, circa. 1920 Originally uploaded to EN Wikipedia as en:Image:Affondamento Santo Stefano.jpg by en:User:Luigi 28 7 June 2008
Author: unattributed and unidentified photographer. Believed to be an Austro-Hungarian crewman. possibly Lieutenant Mensburger from the accompanying SMS Tegetthoff.
Permission: PD per all reasonable criteria
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