An elevation sketch of the German light cruiser SMS Emden with details of the vessel and a ...

Accession Number EN0037
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Date made 1914-1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An elevation sketch of the German light cruiser SMS Emden with details of the vessel and a summary of her career between August and November 1914, prepared at sea on HMAS Sydney. Among her successful actions Emden sank 10 British merchant ships on two occasions, as well as several steamers, a Russian light cruiser and a French destroyer.

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