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Bacchante helped at landing - covering fire, [between 1915 and 1916]

 Item — Box: YMS MS 15488 BOX 23
Identifier(s): MS15488/4/42

Dates

  • [between 1915 and 1916]

Extent

1 photograph

Additional description

General note

Title from inscription by Helena Cass on back. H.M.S. Bacchante, a Cressy-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy about 1900, was assigned to support Anzac troops during the Gallipoli Campaign by providing naval gunfire. She covered the landing at Anzac Cove in April as well as several subsequent operations.

Physical storage information

  • Box: YMS MS 15488 BOX 23 (Graphic materials)

Repository details

Repository details

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