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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: World War II shipwrecks of Newfoundland
    sub title: in pictures
  name:
    name part: Power, Chris
    name part: (Diver and photographer)
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author,
    role:
      role term: photographer.
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nfc
    date issued: 2024
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 111 pages : illustrations (color) ; 26 x 26 cm
  abstract: "World War II Shipwrecks of Newfoundland: In Pictures brings readers under the surface of the cold north Atlantic to the ghostly remains of ships sunk off the coast of Newfoundland. Diver and photographer Chris Power's breathtaking photographs offer a rare view of iconic World War II shipwrecks, all of which are considered war graves. The journey starts at Bell Island where four iron ore carriers were sunk by German U-boats, with the loss of 70 men, and which have since become popular destinations for wreck-diving enthusiasts from around the world. The reader is brought along on a dive to one of the wrecks--slowly the hull emerges from the hazy ocean depths and the features of the long-lost ship comes into view. The scenes are eerie and awe-inspiring, with the ghostly hulks evoking a sense of reverence for those who served and died during wartime. The next chapters focus on the three other shipwrecks of Bell Island (including a trip to a German torpedo), and then move to the waters off the Burin Peninsula and the wrecks sites of two American warships, the Truxton and Pollux. These ships foundered and sank in 1942 with the loss of 203 men. Today, the heroism of local residents who saved 186 servicemen from the coastal shoals is still remembered by their descendents. While the 100+ photographs are the centrepiece of this book, Chris Power's written narrative offers historical context for the wrecks, as well as insight into the experience of wreck diving--and the excitement and magic of discovering large-scale historical relics. The book will appear to divers, adventurers (armchair or otherwise), art lovers, and history buffs, especially those with a particular interest in World War II."--
  note: Chris Power.
  subject:
    geographic code: n-cn-nf
  subject:
    topic: Shipwrecks
    geographic: Newfoundland and Labrador
  subject:
    topic: Shipwrecks
    geographic: Newfoundland and Labrador
    genre: Pictorial works
  subject:
    topic: Warships
    geographic: Newfoundland and Labrador
    genre: Pictorial works
  subject:
    topic: Merchant ships
    geographic: Newfoundland and Labrador
    genre: Pictorial works
  subject:
    topic: World War, 1939-1945
    topic: Naval operations
  subject:
    topic: Naufrages
    geographic: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
  subject:
    topic: Naufrages
    geographic: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
    genre: Ouvrages illustrés
  subject:
    topic: Navires de guerre
    geographic: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
    genre: Ouvrages illustrés
  subject:
    topic: Navires marchands
    geographic: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
    genre: Ouvrages illustrés
  subject:
    topic: Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
    topic: Opérations navales
  classification: G525 .P69 2024
  classification: 910.4/5209718
  classification: cci1icc
  identifier: 9781998220144
  identifier: 1998220141
  record info:
    record content source: NLC
    record creation date: 240216
    record change date: 20250116110238.0
    record identifier: in00005615467
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng