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Headline: British signal man gives flag signals to British warships, 1916Date: 01.05.1916Image text: A sailor makes signals with flags on board of the Admiral's ship of the British Home Fleet before the Battle of Jutland.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00051672British signal man gives flag signals to British warships, 1916A sailor makes signals with flags on board of the Admiral's ship of the British Home Fleet before the Battle of Jutland.
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Headline: Battle of JutlandDate: 01.06.1916Image text: The battlecruisers of the Royal Navy before the Battle of Jutland. The first ship is the flag ship of the vice admiral Sir David Beatty, the second is HMS Tiger.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00472428Battle of JutlandThe battlecruisers of the Royal Navy before the Battle of Jutland. The first ship is the flag ship of the vice admiral Sir David Beatty, the second is HMS Tiger.
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Headline: English sailors in World War I, 1914Date: 12.10.1914Image text: Saved English seamen in Duch internment in IJmuiden.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472267English sailors in World War I, 1914Saved English seamen in Duch internment in IJmuiden.
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Headline: Damaged British cruiser "Chester", 1916Date: 01.06.1916Image text: A gun hole in the main deck and in the side of the British cruiser "Chester", caused by the gunfire of the German Imperial Navy during the Battle of Jutland in the First World War.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472407Damaged British cruiser "Chester", 1916A gun hole in the main deck and in the side of the British cruiser "Chester", caused by the gunfire of the German Imperial Navy during the Battle of Jutland in the First World War.
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Headline: Allied U-boat in World War I, 1915Date: 27.09.1915Image text: British U-boat E 13, hit by a German torpedoboat in Oresund.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472255Allied U-boat in World War I, 1915British U-boat E 13, hit by a German torpedoboat in Oresund.
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Headline: Torpedo hits on the British passenger ship "Falaba", 1915Date: 28.03.1915Image text: Recording date: 28.03.1915 A German submarine sinks the British passenger ship "Falaba" in the Irish Sea. It was the first sunken passenger ship in the war.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00090864Torpedo hits on the British passenger ship "Falaba", 1915Recording date: 28.03.1915 A German submarine sinks the British passenger ship "Falaba" in the Irish Sea. It was the first sunken passenger ship in the war.
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Headline: British cruisers "Invincible" and "Inflexible" at the beginning of the sea battle near the Falklands, 1914Date: 08.12.1914Image text: Two British cruisers track the German East Asia squadron under the command of Admiral Spee at the beginning of the Battle near the Falkland Islands.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00017507British cruisers "Invincible" and "Inflexible" at the beginning of the sea battle near the Falklands, 1914Two British cruisers track the German East Asia squadron under the command of Admiral Spee at the beginning of the Battle near the Falkland Islands.
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Headline: English navy infantry regiment passes the Arc de Triomphe, 1915Date: 01.01.1915Image text: An English navy infantry regiment marches through the Arc de Triomphe. The regiment is part of a parade of allied troops in honor of the French national holiday in Paris on 14 July 1915.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00473933English navy infantry regiment passes the Arc de Triomphe, 1915An English navy infantry regiment marches through the Arc de Triomphe. The regiment is part of a parade of allied troops in honor of the French national holiday in Paris on 14 July 1915.
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Headline: Detained English Soldiers in the First World WarDate: 12.10.1914Image text: Dutch soldiers accompany English sailors to a train, that will take them to an detention camp.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472266Detained English Soldiers in the First World WarDutch soldiers accompany English sailors to a train, that will take them to an detention camp.
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Headline: HMS Royal Sovereign attacking, 1916Date: 01.01.1915Image text: The HMS Royal Sovereign fires at German ships during the Battle of Jutland.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00472399HMS Royal Sovereign attacking, 1916The HMS Royal Sovereign fires at German ships during the Battle of Jutland.
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Headline: HMS Inflexible during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914Date: 08.12.1914Image text: The German East Asian squadron under Vice-Admiral Graf Spee was destroyed in the battle near the Falkland Islands on the 8th of Dec. 12.1914. The survivors of the sunken "Gneisenau" fight for their life in the foreground of the photo. In the background is the British cruiser HMS "Inflexible".Photo: ScherlImage number: 00051268HMS Inflexible during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914The German East Asian squadron under Vice-Admiral Graf Spee was destroyed in the battle near the Falkland Islands on the 8th of Dec. 12.1914. The survivors of the sunken "Gneisenau" fight for their life in the foreground of the photo. In the background is the British cruiser HMS "Inflexible".
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Headline: HMS Gloucester on the high seas during the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: The English cruiser HMS Gloucester stops an Hungarian steamer after a battle with the SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau during the First World War (undated picture).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474327HMS Gloucester on the high seas during the First World WarThe English cruiser HMS Gloucester stops an Hungarian steamer after a battle with the SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau during the First World War (undated picture).
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Headline: HMS Indefatigable, 1916Date: 31.05.1916Image text: The cruiser HMS Indefatigable on the afternoon before the Battle of Jutland during the First World War.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472409HMS Indefatigable, 1916The cruiser HMS Indefatigable on the afternoon before the Battle of Jutland during the First World War.
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Headline: HMS Birmingham under fire, 1916Date: 01.06.1916Image text: The British cruiser "Brimingham" under German attack in the Battle of Jutland during the FIrst World War.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472416HMS Birmingham under fire, 1916The British cruiser "Brimingham" under German attack in the Battle of Jutland during the FIrst World War.
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Headline: HMS 'Queen Mary' sinking, 1916Date: 01.06.1916Image text: The English cruiser 'Queen Mary' (on the right) sinks during the Battle of Jutland.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472434HMS 'Queen Mary' sinking, 1916The English cruiser 'Queen Mary' (on the right) sinks during the Battle of Jutland.
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Headline: HMS Invincible sinking, 1916Date: 01.06.1916Image text: The British battlecruiser HMS Invincible sinks after an explosion in the Battle of Jutland.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472424HMS Invincible sinking, 1916The British battlecruiser HMS Invincible sinks after an explosion in the Battle of Jutland.
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Headline: Explosion of HMS Queen Mary, 1916Date: 01.06.1916Image text: A great plume of smoke erupts from the British battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary as it sank after being hit by German guns during the Battle of Jutland.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00472413Explosion of HMS Queen Mary, 1916A great plume of smoke erupts from the British battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary as it sank after being hit by German guns during the Battle of Jutland.
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Headline: The sinking of HMS Hampshire, 1916Date: 01.01.1916Image text: Drawing by an eye witness of the sinking of the armoured cruiser HMS Hampshire, during which Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener and many others lost their lives.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00347664The sinking of HMS Hampshire, 1916Drawing by an eye witness of the sinking of the armoured cruiser HMS Hampshire, during which Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener and many others lost their lives.
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Headline: Humber class monitor in the bay of Moudros, 1916Date: 01.01.1916Image text: An English humber class monitor gunboat (HMS Humber) in the bay of Moudros during the Gallipoli Campaign.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474312Humber class monitor in the bay of Moudros, 1916An English humber class monitor gunboat (HMS Humber) in the bay of Moudros during the Gallipoli Campaign.
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Headline: HMS "Audacious" sinks, 1914Date: 27.10.1914Image text: The British battleship HMS "Audacious" sinks into the Irish Sea after a mine hit.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00136150HMS "Audacious" sinks, 1914The British battleship HMS "Audacious" sinks into the Irish Sea after a mine hit.
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Headline: British warships at the Battle near the Falklands Islands, 1914Date: 08.12.1914Image text: The British warships HMS Kent, HMS Inflexible and HMS Glasgow during the Battle of the Falkland Islands.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472374British warships at the Battle near the Falklands Islands, 1914The British warships HMS Kent, HMS Inflexible and HMS Glasgow during the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
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Headline: HMS Glasgow docked on in Rio, 1914Date: 02.11.1914Image text: The damaged British cruiser HMS Glasgow in a dock in Rio de Janeiro, after the Battle of Coronel.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472372HMS Glasgow docked on in Rio, 1914The damaged British cruiser HMS Glasgow in a dock in Rio de Janeiro, after the Battle of Coronel.
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Headline: HMS Glasgow after the Battle of Coronel, 1914Date: 01.11.1914Image text: The British cruiser HMS Glasgow after the seabattle of Coronel, in which it was heavily damaged by German gun fire.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472362HMS Glasgow after the Battle of Coronel, 1914The British cruiser HMS Glasgow after the seabattle of Coronel, in which it was heavily damaged by German gun fire.
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Headline: HMS Southampton after the Battle of Jutland, 1916Date: 01.06.1916Image text: The small cruiser "Southampton" in a harbour after the Battle of Jutland in a devastating state.Photo: Knorr + HirthImage number: 00472422HMS Southampton after the Battle of Jutland, 1916The small cruiser "Southampton" in a harbour after the Battle of Jutland in a devastating state.
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Headline: Repair work on the British cruiser HMS "Lion", 1916Date: 01.06.1916Image text: After the Battle in Jutland, shipyard workers work on the gun turret of the cruiser "Lion" which was damaged by a hit.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00051669Repair work on the British cruiser HMS "Lion", 1916After the Battle in Jutland, shipyard workers work on the gun turret of the cruiser "Lion" which was damaged by a hit.
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Headline: HMS Indefatigable, 1916Date: 01.06.1916Image text: The British cruiser HMS Indefatigable on high seas before the Battle of Jutland.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00472419HMS Indefatigable, 1916The British cruiser HMS Indefatigable on high seas before the Battle of Jutland.
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Headline: English navy in World War I, 1917Date: 19.01.1917Image text: English seamen during an exercise on deck of a warship.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472256English navy in World War I, 1917English seamen during an exercise on deck of a warship.
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Headline: Sinking of an English ship in World War IDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Aerial photograph from the height of 50 m: german airplanes attacking the british submarine C25.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472235Sinking of an English ship in World War IAerial photograph from the height of 50 m: german airplanes attacking the british submarine C25.
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Headline: Attack of an English submarine in World War IDate: 01.01.1914Image text: German pilots fire on an English submarine on the coast of Oxford. After a little while the ship went down.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472230Attack of an English submarine in World War IGerman pilots fire on an English submarine on the coast of Oxford. After a little while the ship went down.
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Headline: Attack of the English submarine C 25 in World War IDate: 01.01.1914Image text: The English submarine C 25 is beeing attacked by the German air force.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00472236Attack of the English submarine C 25 in World War IThe English submarine C 25 is beeing attacked by the German air force.
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Headline: English U-boat trap in World War IDate: 01.01.1914Image text: An English freighter, modified to a submarine trap, firing at a German submarine on war patrol. Film still of "Morgenrot".Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00472249English U-boat trap in World War IAn English freighter, modified to a submarine trap, firing at a German submarine on war patrol. Film still of "Morgenrot".
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Headline: English prisoners of war in Constantinople, 1915Date: 01.01.1914Image text: The captured crew of the submarine "E15", which ran aground in the Dardanelles.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00474000English prisoners of war in Constantinople, 1915The captured crew of the submarine "E15", which ran aground in the Dardanelles.
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Headline: Naval attack during the Dardanelles Campaign, 1915/1916Date: 01.01.1915Image text: Turkish troop transport steamship is shot by an English warship at the Dardanelles.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474314Naval attack during the Dardanelles Campaign, 1915/1916Turkish troop transport steamship is shot by an English warship at the Dardanelles.
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Headline: English blocking ships in the harbour of Zeebrugge, 1918Date: 23.04.1918Image text: Aerial photograph of the sunken English cruisers in the harbour of Zeebrugge after the 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00482547English blocking ships in the harbour of Zeebrugge, 1918Aerial photograph of the sunken English cruisers in the harbour of Zeebrugge after the 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.
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Headline: Recovered English battleship at the Zeebrugge mole, 1918Date: 23.04.1918Image text: Recovered English cruiser at the slightly destroyed mole in Zeebrugge harbour after the English 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00482545Recovered English battleship at the Zeebrugge mole, 1918Recovered English cruiser at the slightly destroyed mole in Zeebrugge harbour after the English 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.
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Headline: Towing away of English battleships in Zeebrugge, 1918Date: 23.04.1918Image text: English battleships are being towed away after the 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00482543Towing away of English battleships in Zeebrugge, 1918English battleships are being towed away after the 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.
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Headline: Towing away of English battleships in Zeebrugge, 1918Date: 23.04.1918Image text: A tugboat tows away English battleships in the Zeebrugge harbour after the English attack, the 'Zeebrugge Raid', during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00482541Towing away of English battleships in Zeebrugge, 1918A tugboat tows away English battleships in the Zeebrugge harbour after the English attack, the 'Zeebrugge Raid', during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.
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Headline: Sunken English cruisers in Zeebrugge, 1918Date: 23.04.1918Image text: Sunken English cruisers, probably the HMS Intrepid and Iphigenia, in the harbour of Zeebrugge after the British attack 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00482548Sunken English cruisers in Zeebrugge, 1918Sunken English cruisers, probably the HMS Intrepid and Iphigenia, in the harbour of Zeebrugge after the British attack 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.
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Headline: Destroyed vents of the HMS Vindictive, 1918Date: 23.04.1918Image text: The shot vents of the HMS Vindictive, a British cruiser, which was sunk in the 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00482544Destroyed vents of the HMS Vindictive, 1918The shot vents of the HMS Vindictive, a British cruiser, which was sunk in the 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.
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Headline: English battleships following the SMS Goeben during the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Two English battlecruisers in the backwash of the German battleship SMS Goeben on its way from the African coast to Messina during the First World War (undated picture).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474330English battleships following the SMS Goeben during the First World WarTwo English battlecruisers in the backwash of the German battleship SMS Goeben on its way from the African coast to Messina during the First World War (undated picture).
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