View of a warship in the ocean with other ships including a passenger liner further towards the horizon. The Comrie Castle ran aground on 17 February 1916 but was successfully refloated. A month later Hyacinth sank the German SS Tabora in Dar es Salaam. Original manuscript caption: HMS Hyacinth in foreground. SS "Comrie Castle" on reef outside Mombasa. Feb 1916.

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HMS Hyacinth with SS Comrie Castle, WW1

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