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EMDEN souvenir photographs taken by the Medical Officer aboard HMS CADMUS

c 1915

Australian National Maritime Museum

Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia

Photograph album titled "EMDEN Souvenir photos". These eighteen photos are said to have been taken by the medical officer on board the HMS CADMUS at Cocos Island after the EMDEN'S scuttling and some claim to have been taken from the captain’s cabin on board the EMDEN. HMS CADMUS had been given the task to return to the wreck of the EMDEN and dispose of the dead crew members who were still on board.
However one image at least - although labelled as the SYDNEY's guns, is incorrect, as it is not a single mount gun. This has been identified by Naval Heritage Society researchers as possibly an image of HMS Neptune. Other images appear to be genuine, although there are some errors in the captions.

Details

  • Title: EMDEN souvenir photographs taken by the Medical Officer aboard HMS CADMUS
  • Date: c 1915, c 1915
  • Type: Booklet
  • Significance: The battle between HMAS SYDNEY and SMS EMDEN on 9 November 1914 was a significant strategic and morale building victory for Australia and the Allies in World War 1. The EMDEN had been causing disruptions to British ship movements in the Indian Ocean as part of the German East Asia Squadron under the command of Karl von Muller.
  • See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
  • Medium: Paper, board, silver gelatin photographs, printing ink
  • Dimensions: 150 x 230 x 20 mm, 0.4 kg
  • Credit line: ANMM Collection

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