S. S. Normandie, February 1942 - a photo on Flickriver

S. S. Normandie, February 1942

            Screen shot of film footage which was used in Hitchcock's "Saboteur". (Thanks, Wikipedia...) It was to be used as a troop ship after refitting, after having been "acquired" by the US Government, since it was a foreign vessel docked (at Pier 88 on the Hudson River) in a US harbor. It capsized after a serious fire on board: so much water pumped inside that it couldn't stay upright. The personnel (save one) aboard all got off.
Alfred Hitchcock used the footage in his movie "Saboteur" which was released in April 1942...not long after this tragedy occurred. The ship wasn't righted and taken apart for another year...
   

Taken in: United States / New York / Midtown West (show map)

Taken on: June 23, 2024

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