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Accession No 1951.32.2
Name/Title PHOTOGRAPH; The German Fleet in Scapa Flow
Brief Description A black and white photograph of the German Fleet in Scapa Flow, a body of water in the Orkney Islands in Scotland. The view looks across a large expanse of water with small islands, and a number of German vessels saililng on the water.
Scapa Flow is the site where the German fleet was scuttled on 21 June 1919. The fleet was moved to this location and interned pending the outcome of peace negotiations in the First World War. A total of 74 warships were interned here and 52 of the ships were scuttled.
Classification Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
Primary Maker T Kent Publishers
Primary Prod Date 28 Nov 1918
Primary Prod Period 20th century
World War I
Primary Prod Place Aotearoa/New Zealand
The Orkney Islands/Scotland
Measurement Reading 10.8 x 34.7cm
Signature/Marks The German Fleet in Scapa Flow, 28th Nov., 1918.
T. Kent, Publishe
From Miss Fleetwood / Wang
3/8 / only / (Signature)
Wanganui Regional Museum / copyright
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