HMS Albion replying to Turkish batteries which commenced shelling her heavily when she went ...

Accession Number G00556
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass transparency (positive)
Maker Brooks, Ernest
Place made At sea
Date made April 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

HMS Albion replying to Turkish batteries which commenced shelling her heavily when she went aground one morning near Gaba Tepe. She was refloated the same day. Gaba Tepe is the headland seen on the left of the Albion.