Le Miroir No 94 featuring SMS EMDEN
Date12 September 1915
Object number00051852
NameNewspaper page
MediumPaper
DimensionsDisplay dimensions: 334 × 245 mm
Overall: 334 × 245 × 3 mm
Overall: 334 × 245 × 3 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionPhotoessay about SMS EMDEN in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and HMAS SYDNEY showing a full page photograph of the wrecked ship on the reef of Cocos Island.HistoryDuring World War I HMAS SYDNEY (I), under Captain John Glossop's command, defeated the German raider SMS EMDEN off the Cocos-Keeling Islands on 9 November 1914. This was the first significant naval engagement involving an Australian warship.
SignificanceThe sea battle between HMAS SYDNEY and SMS EMDEN was the first naval action involving an Australian warship and was highly celebrated and commemorated.
9 November 1914
1908-1914
Radfords Crown China
1914-1918
