The unidentified British E class submarine which got under nets at the Narrows during the ...

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Accession Number A00623
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Narrows
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The unidentified British E class submarine which got under nets at the Narrows during the Dardanelles operations and sank several transports in the Sea of Marmora and bombarded a railway near Constantinople. It was also the first submarine to be mounted with a 4.7 inch gun, this photograph was taken just after mounting had been completed.