Wreck of the EMDEN Cocos Island

c 1915

Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia

Photograph of the wreck of the German raider EMDEN beached on North Keeling Island after its destruction by HMAS SYDNEY during the Battle of Cocos on 9 November 1914.

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Title: Wreck of the EMDEN Cocos Island
Date: c 1915
Location: Cocos Islands
Type: Photograph
Significance: The Battle of Cocos was the first major engagement for the then new RAN and HMAS SYDNEY's victory over SMS EMDEN was widely celebrated across Australia.
See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 105 x 160 mm
Credit line: ANMM Collection

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