Watch Troopship Tragedy: The Sinking Of The SS Mendi
- 2015
- 55 min
February 1917. To provide logistical support to WWI troops, a troopship of volunteers from the South African Native Labour Contingent is sent to France. The men never arrive. A story endures of the final hours before the volunteers drowned, when a charismatic Xhosa priest called the men to dance a warrior dance on deck as they ship sunk into the freezing water.
Troopship Tragedy: The Sinking Of The SS Mendi is a 2015 documentary with a runtime of 55 minutes.
