H12195 Accession Number: H12195

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Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. 22 November 1918. German Naval ships under escort heading to Scapa Flow following a surrender ceremony at the Firth of Forth the day before. The escort ship is the Royal Navy cruiser Cardiff. (Donor Imperial War Museum Q19288)

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Accession Number
H12195
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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