EN0045 Accession Number: EN0045

Description

The German light cruisers Dresden, Nurnburg and Leipzig, which operated in the Pacific in the early period of the First World War. The Dresden was sunk off Chile by British ships in March 1915. See EN0031 for a sketch showing details of the Leipzig and the Nurnburg.

Details

Accession Number
EN0045
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
1914-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession EN0045

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