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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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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