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SMS EMDEN
1914
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
Hand coloured glass lantern slide of the German light cruiser SMS EMDEN beached on North Keeling Island, as seen from the deck of the victorious Australian light cruiser, HMAS SYDNEY. The caption reads: All that was left / of the EMDEN.
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Details
- Title: SMS EMDEN
- Date: 1914
- Location: Montreal
- Type: Lantern slide
- Significance: This image is an evocative introduction to the famous World War I battle in the Indian Ocean when HMAS SYDNEY (I) defeated the German raider EMDEN.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Medium: glass, paper
- Dimensions: 83 x 100 mm
- Credit line: ANMM Collection
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