SS Persia Memorial Sundial


The sundial commemorates the sinking by a German U-Boat of the P&O passenger ship on 30th December 1915 off the island of Crete. Eleanor Thornton the inspiration for the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy emblem died in the disaster.


Size: 4480px × 6720px
Location: Bucklers Hard, Brockenhurst, UK
Photo credit: © wyrdlight / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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