EN0242 Accession Number: EN0242

Description

Wreckage amidships of the German light cruiser Emden, showing the engine room casings. After a highly successful career as a raider, involving the capture or sinking of 21 vessels in a six week period, the Emden was destroyed by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914 near Cocos Island.

Details

Accession Number
EN0242
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 9 November 1914
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Seaman Barrett
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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