Accession Number | G01549 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W) |
Date made | November 1914 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Indian Ocean. November 1914. "HMS Minotaur, flagship of the British China Squadron which usually ...
Description
Indian Ocean. November 1914. "HMS Minotaur, flagship of the British China Squadron which usually led the fleet of the First Convoy. On the horizon can be seen the smoke of the Japanese cruiser Ibuki, she burnt 200 tons of coal per day. Early on 8 November 1914 HMS Minotaur left us and HMS Melbourne took charge of the fleet." C E W Bean. The troopship Euripides is seen in the background.