Hi,
I came across the original glass negative of this image that had received a nasty blow, sufficient enough that it is now only held together with sticky tape.
Before I go to the effort of rescuing (preserving and restoring) the photo, I wonder if anybody could assist in identifying the cruisers in the image.
With gratitude,
Steve G.
Identification of French Cruisers
Re: Identification of French Cruisers
Still haven't figured out how to stick in an image. Here's a link -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/69559277@N04/16023424477/
Regards,
Steve G.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/69559277@N04/16023424477/
Regards,
Steve G.
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Re: Identification of French Cruisers
Hi Steve,
I'm definitely no expert on French pre-WW1 warships, but I do enjoy a photo ID challenge and I THINK I got this one!
First up, only one of those ships is a cruiser, the others are pre-dreadnought battleships (including the one with only the stern section visible which is the only one I have not ID'd).
With the help of Wikipedia lists of French battleships and cruisers respectively:
The armoured cruiser in the foreground looks to be the Pothuau and I believe the pre-dreads in the background are (from left to right) Iéna, Suffren and Jauréguiberry.
POTHAU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cruiser_Pothuau
IENA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_bat ... _I%C3%A9na
SUFFREN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Suffren
JAUREGUIBERRY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_bat ... A9guiberry
Paul
I'm definitely no expert on French pre-WW1 warships, but I do enjoy a photo ID challenge and I THINK I got this one!
First up, only one of those ships is a cruiser, the others are pre-dreadnought battleships (including the one with only the stern section visible which is the only one I have not ID'd).
With the help of Wikipedia lists of French battleships and cruisers respectively:
The armoured cruiser in the foreground looks to be the Pothuau and I believe the pre-dreads in the background are (from left to right) Iéna, Suffren and Jauréguiberry.
POTHAU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cruiser_Pothuau
IENA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_bat ... _I%C3%A9na
SUFFREN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Suffren
JAUREGUIBERRY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_bat ... A9guiberry
Paul
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