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Constantinople - SMS Emden Hellmuth von Mucke
Survivors from the German Cruiser SMS Emden - a Captain (Hellmuth von Mucke), 3 officers and 30 men at Constantinople, Turkey - 5th May 1915. A prelude to this scene was The Battle of Cocos, which took place on 9 November 1914 during the First World War off the Cocos Islands, in the north east Indian Ocean. The SMS Emden attacked the British cable station on Direction Island and was engaged (and sunk) several hours later by the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney. The survivors from Emden were captured and Emden was destroyed. Some 230 of Emdens survivors were transferred from Sydney to the SS Empress of Russia for transport to Colombo. In the meantime, von Mucke and his men (who had come onshore from the Emden prior to the final battle) had seized the three-masted schooner Ayesha, moored in the lagoon, and some supplies. They made for Padang on Sumatra, in the neutral territory of the Dutch East Indies, where they rendezvoused with a German merchant vessel on the 13th December. Muckes party made their way to Turkey by way of the Red Sea (en route back to Germany), arriving on 5th May 1915, as shown in this photograph. Date: 1915
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14"x11" Photo Print
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 35.5cm x 22.8cm (14" x 9")
Estimated Product Size is 35.5cm x 27.9cm (14" x 11")
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Artwork printed orientated as per the preview above, with landscape (horizontal) orientation to match the source image.
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This evocative photograph captures the moment of respite and determination among the survivors of the German cruiser SMS Emden, led by Captain Hellmuth von Mucke, in Constantinople, Turkey on May 5, 1915. The scene is a prelude to an extraordinary journey that began with the Battle of Cocos on November 9, 1914. In this naval engagement off the Cocos Islands in the north east Indian Ocean, SMS Emden attacked the British cable station on Direction Island and was subsequently engaged by the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney. The battle resulted in the sinking of Emden and the capture of her survivors. Among the survivors were von Mucke and thirty men who had managed to come ashore from Emden prior to the final battle. Seizing the opportunity, they commandeered the three-masted schooner Ayesha, which was moored in the lagoon, and acquired essential supplies. They made their way to Padang on Sumatra, in the neutral territory of the Dutch East Indies, where they rendezvoused with a German merchant vessel on December 13. The group then embarked on a perilous journey through the Red Sea, eventually reaching Constantinople, Turkey, as depicted in this photograph. Having evaded capture for several months, these intrepid men, having faced the challenges of survival and adversity, were finally on their way back to Germany. Their story is a testament to the indomitable human spirit and the lengths to which individuals will go to survive in the face of adversity.
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