Photograph of seamen on HMS KENT, 1914.

Photograph forms part of two items on page 45 of the bound volume. The photograph is the upper image on the page.

One German warship – SMS Dresden – managed to escape British forces at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, and continued to pose a threat. The men photographed in this photo were part of the crew of HMS Kent, which was sent to hunt her down.

Object Details

ID: WHR/2/45
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1914
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1 photograph
Parts: Bound volume 'HMS Kent Log of War Commission 1914 - 1917 Volume 1'. (Manuscript)