H12431 Accession Number: H12431

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South Atlantic. c. 8 December 1914. The British Royal Navy battlescruiser Inflexible launching life boats to rescue survivors of the German Navy sunken cruiser Gneisenau near the Falkland Islands. (Donor Imperial War Museum Q20896)

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Accession Number
H12431
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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