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Surviving officers and crew of the French battleship 'Bouvet'

World War I - surviving officers and crew of the French battleship 'Bouvet' sinking near gallipoli 1915. In World War I, she escorted troop convoys from North Africa to France. She then joined the naval operations off the Dardanelles, where she participated in a major attack on the Turkish fortresses in the straits on 18 March 1915. During the attack, she struck a mine and sank within two minutes; only some 50 men were rescued from a complement of 710.
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Surviving officers and crew of the French battleship 'Bouvet'
Caption:
World War I - surviving officers and crew of the French battleship 'Bouvet' sinking near gallipoli 1915. In World War I, she escorted troop convoys from North Africa to France. She then joined the naval operations off the Dardanelles, where she participated in a major attack on the Turkish fortresses in the straits on 18 March 1915. During the attack, she struck a mine and sank within two minutes; only some 50 men were rescued from a complement of 710.
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5346 x 3923 px | 60.0 MB
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45.3 x 33.2 cm | 17.8 x 13.1 in (300 dpi)
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