Norwegian sailors on a ship under attack, circa 1940-1945
- Title
- Norwegian sailors on a ship under attack, circa 1940-1945
- Identifier
- p0592_00868
- Date
- circa 1940-1945
- Description
- Four Norwegian sailors, one holding a dog, sit on a stairway on a Norwegian merchant ship (Nortraship). Typed caption on back: "This picture was taken on board a Norwegian ship one night when the convoy was being attacked by U-boats. The sailors off duty are trying to get a few minutes sleep on the stairway dressed in their modern Norwegian life-saving suits and ready to jump overboard should it be necessary." Stamped label on back: "Please credit Norwegian official photo number W 5119."
- Funding to digitize a portion of the Jacob Stefferud papers provided to the Norwegian American Historical Association through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.
- Type
- Still Image
- Format
- Black-and-white photographs
- Rights
- In Copyright
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- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. Jacob Stefferud Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
- Is Part Of
- Jacob Stefferud Papers (Box 4, Folder 5)
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“Norwegian sailors on a ship under attack, circa 1940-1945,” Digital Collections, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/25744.