SMS Emden 1914. Warship photograph collection

A broadside view of the wrecked German raider Emden after her encounter with HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island. Seamen, shortly to be rescued by the Sydney, crowd together on the clear end of the vessel. In the foreground several crew members look on from the fore deck of HMAS Sydney.
Deutsch: Die zerschossene SMS Emden nach dem Gefecht mit HMAS Sydney in der Nähe der Cocos Island