Accession Number | G00992 |
---|---|
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original half-plate negative |
Maker |
Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W) |
Date made | May 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
At Sea, Turkey. May 1915. HMS Albion went ashore off Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli Peninsula. While in ...
Description
At Sea, Turkey. May 1915. HMS Albion went ashore off Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli Peninsula. While in that plight, the Turkish batteries opened fire on her and she replied with every gun. She was eventually gotten off by the Canopus which towed her for three hours to a place of safety.