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Zamzam a missionary odyssey

Eyewitness accounts of a true story from the time of World War II about an old Egyptian passenger liner carrying missionaries bound for mission work in Africa. The Nazi warship Tamesis mistakenly identified it as an enemy ship and shelled and sunk it off the coast of South Africa. All of the passengers abandoned ship, and all the missionaries were rescued. Filmed by two photographers: missionary V. Eugene Johnson and Life Magazine photographer David Scherman.

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  • "Zam Zam"
  • "Incredible story of the Zamzam, a missionary odyssey"@en

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  • "Eyewitness accounts of a true story from the time of World War II about an old Egyptian passenger liner carrying missionaries bound for mission work in Africa. The Nazi warship Tamesis mistakenly identified it as an enemy ship and shelled and sunk it off the coast of South Africa. All of the passengers abandoned ship, and all the missionaries were rescued. Filmed by two photographers: missionary V. Eugene Johnson and Life Magazine photographer David Scherman."@en
  • "During World War II, an old Egyptian passenger liner carrying 144 missionaries from 20 denominations was bound for mission work in Africa. The Nazi warship Tamesis mistakenly identified it as an enemy ship and shelled and sunk it off the coast of North Africa. The incident was filmed by two photographers who just happened to be on board--missionary V. Eugene Johnson and Life Magazine photographer David Scherman. This is their story."

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  • "Personal narratives"

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  • "Zamzam a missionary odyssey"@en
  • "Zamzam a missionary odyssey"