SMS Mainz destroyed at Heligoland, 1914


From the Great War Vol 1 published in 1918 photographer uncredited. Info from wiki: Sunk at the Battle of Heligoland Bight The British rescued 348 men from the crew before the ship rolled over and sank. Eighty-nine men were killed in the battle, including her commanding officer.


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