| Accession Number | C03213 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Cape Helles Area, Sedd-el-Bahr |
| Date made | c December 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The British transport ship SS River Clyde, which took part in the Gallipoli Peninsula landings on ...
Description
The British transport ship SS River Clyde, which took part in the Gallipoli Peninsula landings on 25 April 1915. The River Clyde was run aground on V Beach at Cape Helles, and joined to the shore with moored pontoons and barges to enable allied troops to land. The ship was later used as a temporary dressing station for the wounded. Note the bow, which shows evidence of shell damage. (Copied from a book of photographs taken by the Turks after the evacuation of Gallipoli, and published in German; brought from Asia Minor by an Australian prisoner of war.)