| Accession Number | G01552 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W) |
| Date made | 9 November 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
At Sea. 9 November 1914." At 5.30 a.m. I woke and at 6 we altered course to turn to the Cocos ...
Description
At Sea. 9 November 1914." At 5.30 a.m. I woke and at 6 we altered course to turn to the Cocos Islands, fifty miles to our west. At 6 a.m. a message was received from Cocos reporting a strange warship. At 7 a.m. the HMAS Sydney left and by 9.30 a.m. reported she was engaging the enemy, who was making north. The Japanese battleship Ibuki, and HMAS Melbourne at once crossed over to get between us (HMT Orvieto) and the enemy. The Ibuki crossing." C E W Bean. HMAS Sydney had signalled in the early afternoon, "Emden beached and done for".