The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Imbros, Greece. 1915. A dummy battleship named HMS Oruba which was deliberately sunk to provide a breakwater in Kephalos Harbour. Imbros Island had been made available by the Greek Government for use by Allied forces fighting in Turkey.
The dummy battleship, special service ship HMS Oruba, lying where she was sunk to form a breakwater in Kephalos Harbour, giving shelter to small craft employed in landing provisions and men. Imbros Is
Merchant ships altered and disguised as battleships, used with the Mediterranean squadron off Gallipoli, and later sunk, to form a breakwater in Kephalos Harbour at Imbros. The General Headquarters of
Imbros Island, Greece. 1915. Two dummy warships sunk to form a breakwater in Kephalos Harbour.
At Sea, Greece. November 1915. The damage at Imbros during the storm, was caused by the central steamer in this breakwater giving way. The foremost steamer is the old Orient liner Oruba camouflaged to
At Sea. November 1915. The old Orient liner Oruba, which was turned into a sham battleship. She was afterwards sunk to provide the breakwater at Imbros. A dismantled airship shed can be seen in the di
Two dummy warships sunk in Kephalos harbour to make a breakwater.