(Sms Emden, Imperial German Navy) Accession Number: 1DRL/0666

Description

Translation of German material related to the Sydney-Emden encounter on 9 November 1914 including an account of the escape from Cocos Island aboard the "Ayesha", details of the battle leading to the destruction of SMS Emden and the prisoner of war conditions of the German survivors, with recollections of the raider's activities between July and October, including the raid on Penang.

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Accession Number
1DRL/0666
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1914-1915
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
Unknown
Copyright
Commonwealth of Australia copyright

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