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These are the (in pencil is 'one only') pistol safety pin(s) removed from the torpedoes before firing at the German cruisers Koln and Mainz from HM Destroyer Legion Aug 28 1914 Battle of Heligoland. The one fired at the Mainz was seen to take effect and later she sank.
safety pin, torpedo pistol
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Koln 1908 (German: cruiser) Legion 1913 (HMS: destroyer) torpedo pistol safety pins Mainz 1907 (German: cruiser) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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