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Description: | Twelve loose prints of photographs created by photographers of the Topical Press Agency which depict HMS the return of HMS VINDICTIVE to Dover, Kent after the raid on the Zebrugge mole, April 1918. The photographs were acquired by Reverand C J E Peshall MA who was the chaplain on board HMS VINDICTIVE during the raid. Prints contained in original Topical Press Agency envelope.
Prints depict: Some of the improvised laning boards, damage to port side including holed forward smoke stack and damage to the landing boards, an informal group portraits of some of the ship's company, the ship's company perportedly sorting through the effects of the men lost in the action, general view of the damage to the portside midships, looking aft from the superstructure, close up of small arms damage to the forward smoke stack, an informal group of captains, surgeons and officers of VINDICTIVE including Surgeon Payne, Surgeon Clegg, Commander Osborn, Captain Carpenter, Staff Surgeon McCutcheon, Assistant Young and Gunner Cobby, they are holding the ship's two black cats which went through the action; additionally an image of the wrecked bridge of HMS IRIS, also used on the raid.
CJE Peshall, was chaplain on board HMS VINDICTIVE at the time of the raid on the Zebrugge Mole, Belgium, on 23rd April 1918. On return to Dover the ship, and her extensive damage, was photographed by a commercial photographer who passed these images to Topical Press. CJE Peshall applied to Topical Press for copies of the images and they were sent to him on 16 May 1918. The images were kept in the family, passing through the generations to his grandson, who passed them to the Museum.
Twelve loose prints, approximately 10 x 8 ", with a slight degree of curling due to age, most with a caption affixed to the reverse. With envelope, originally used by Topical Press to send prints to C J E Pehshall at the Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham. Envelope post marked to 16th May 1918. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Damage IRIS II (HMS) Royal Navy 1914-1918 Royal Navy VINDICTIVE (HMS) | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Topical Press Agency | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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