File:Study of the wrecked German light cruiser 'Königsberg' RMG PV3143.jpg
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English: Study of the wrecked German light cruiser 'Königsberg' Inscribed by the artist at bottom, 'Königsberg', this is a study of the wreck of that German light cruiser in the Rufiji River, German East Africa. Launched on 12 December 1905 and completed in 1907, she left Dar-es-Salaam on 31 July 1914 for commerce raiding in the Indian Ocean. After a successful cruise she put into the Rufiji River , where the British trapped and blockaded her for eight months from 30 October 1914. She was destroyed by 6-inch gunfire from the British monitors 'Mersey' and 'Severn', sent for the purpose from Malta and aided by aerial observers, between 6 and 11 July 1915. Some of her guns and the survivors of her crew were used to support the German army in the defence of German East Africa. Wyllie would not have seen the wreck, so this study from broad on her port bow must have been done from secondary information. See also PAE3928, a related drawing from the other side, showing her sunk deeper. |
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| Date | circa 1915? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 177 mm x 228 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Box Title: Wyllie: General naval subjects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/117293 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Caird Catalogue Number (CCAT): CC V1, P8, 65 Caird Catalogue Wyllie Collection Number: 177 U id number: PAE3143 |
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| Collection | Fine art | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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