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File:'Hun sinking'- rescue of survivors from the 'Blücher' (?), 1915 RMG PV3363.jpg

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William Lionel Wyllie  (1851–1931)  wikidata:Q2579750
 
William Lionel Wyllie
Alternative names
W. L. Wyllie; William Lionel Wylie; W. L. Wylie; William Wyllie; W.J. Wylie
Description British painter, artist, landscape painter and marine painter
Date of birth/death 5 July 1851 Edit this at Wikidata 6 April 1931 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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creator QS:P170,Q2579750
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English: 'Hun sinking': rescue of survivors from the 'Blücher' (?), 1915
The British destroyer on the left appears to be an 'Acheron ' (I)-class ship and the subject is probably the rescue of the crew of the German armoured cruiser 'Blücher' (1908) at the Battle of Dogger Bank. She capsized and sank soon after noon on 24 January 1915 after being pounded by four British battle-cruisers and hit by numerous torpedoes. British destroyers were effecting a rescue when they were bombed by a German Zeppelin and had to withdraw. The number of survivors varies from 234 to about 270 depending on the sources used. Whether the received title of 'Hun sinking' appears on the back remains to be checked, since not visible on the image.
Date circa 1915
date QS:P571,+1915-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Dimensions 270 mm x 463 mm
Notes Box Title: W L Wyllie: General Naval Subjects (1).
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/117513
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Caird Catalogue Number (CCAT): CC V1, P8, 65
Caird Catalogue Wyllie Collection Number: 16 U
id number: PAE3363
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