A collection of photographs of the wreck of the German Cruiser 'Emden', sunk by HMAS 'Sydney' whilst attacking the Cocos-Keeling Islands on 9 November 1914.
These photographs were extracted from the file in the RCS Archives on 'The Empire at War', edited for the Royal Empire Society by Sir Charles Lucas. References appear in volume III at pages 29, 76, 78, 212-3 and 223.
Remains of the Emden
This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/Y30315A
- Dates of Creation
- 1914-11-09
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 7 item(s) 7 images
Scope and Content
Access Information
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Note
Includes index.
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Additional Information
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