SMS Scharnhorst berthed at Tsingtauer Werft (Tsingtao shipyard), Qingdao (青岛)
Collection
Identifier
Sw03-040
Copyright
© John Swire & Sons Ltd
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw03-040. G W Swire referenced each negative in this album with the prefix C written in India ink. This negative is referenced C27. The album itself has also been archived at some stage with the reference P1/II. SMS Scharnhorst (1905-1914) was the flagship of the East Asia Squadron, Imperial German Navy, homeported in Qingdao. The armoured battle cruiser was built at Blohm and Voss shipyard, Hamburg, and assigned to the East Asia Squadron in 1909. Note the German sailors on the far left.
Caption in album or on mount
Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 27, two negatives: Tsingau Tsingauer werft General
Location
Estimated Date
1911-1912
Photographer
Material
Negative
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
