On September 10th, 1914 the elusive German light-cruiser Emden, not been seen for several weeks, suddenly appeared in the Bay of Bengal. Between September the 10th and the 16th she captured seven British merchantmen, sinking six of them, and sending their crews to Calcutta in the seventh, the Kabinga. Among the vessels sunk were the Indus, Lovat, Killin, Trabbock, and Diplomat. The Emden Carries ten 4.1 inch guns, eight 5 pounders, four machine guns, and two torpedo tubes. This photograph, and many more First World War battleship photographs can be found on The Illustrated War News Volume 2 September 1914 CD-ROM, please note that the image shown is of lower resolution and quality than the image on the CD-ROM.
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