File:'Iris' and 'Daffodil' at Dover, 23 April 1918 RMG PV2157.jpg
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English: 'Iris' and 'Daffodil' at Dover, 23 April 1918 These two vessels seen in stern view are the Mersey ferries 'Iris' and 'Daffodil' (both 1906) double-berthed at Dover. If the received date is correct it refers to the day of the Zeebrugge Raid, presumably before they left, otherwise it must show them as returned on 24th and disembarking their troops to the quay on the right. Note the damaged boat on the stern of the 'Daffodil'. Both ships took part in th is so-called 'St George's Day' raid and were instrumental in holding the cruiser 'Vindictive' (1897) against the Zeebrugge mole while troops from all three ships landed on the mole in an attempt to disable the German gun batteries. They were specially selected for the operation because of their shallow draught, double hulls, manoeuvrability, engine power and passenger capacity and were temporarily commissioned as H.M. ships, hence the white ensigns. They returned to the Mersey on 17 May 1918 and, by command of King George V, were renamed 'Royal Iris' and 'Royal Daffodil' |
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| Date | 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 252 mm x 354 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Box Title: Wyllie: Steamships, General. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/116307 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Caird Catalogue Number (CCAT): CC V1, P8, 65 Caird Catalogue Wyllie Collection Number: 48 U id number: PAE2157 |
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| Collection | Fine art | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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