Mediterranean Gallery

SMS Breslau - Re-named Midilli for the Ottoman Fleet - WW1

SMS Breslau was a Magdeburg-class cruiser of the Imperial German Navy, built in the early 1910s. Following her commissioning, Breslau was assigned to the Mittelmeerdivision (Mediterranean Division) in response to the Balkan Wars. After evading British warships in the Mediterranean to reach Constantinople, Breslau (along with the SMS Goeben) was transferred to the Ottoman Empire in August 1914, to entice the Ottomans to join the Central Powers in World War I. The Breslau was renamed Midilli and saw extensive service with the Ottoman fleet, primarily in the Black Sea against the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The ship was mined and sunk in January 1918 during the Battle of Imbros, with the loss of the vast majority of her crew. Date: circa 1915

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Tour of the Colonies - Gibraltar Arrival

Tour of the Colonies - Gibraltar Arrival - Ships arriving , flags flying , surrounded by other ships. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies.Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. It has an area of 6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) and shares its northern border with the Province of Cᤩz in Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region. At its foot is a densely populated city area, home to almost 30, 000 Gibraltarians and other nationalities. Date: circa 1900

© The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans

The Shore of the Bosphorus - view from HMS Marlborough

Coast of the Bosphorus Strait. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Built at Devonport Royal Dockyard between January 1912 and June 1914 and entered service just prior to First World War. Assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet after the war, Marlborough took part in the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War (in the Black Sea 191920). She was also involved in the Greco-Turkish War. Date: circa 1923

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection