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| View Original: | A British destroyer seen from HMAS Torrens, which, together with HMS Liverpool and HMAS Yarra, was visiting the ports of Batum and Novorossiysk on the Black Sea..jpg (450x287) | |||
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| Keywords: A British destroyer seen from HMAS Torrens, which, together with HMS Liverpool and HMAS Yarra, was visiting the ports of Batum and Novorossiysk on the Black Sea..jpg en A British destroyer seen from HMAS Torrens which together with HMS Liverpool and HMAS Yarra was visiting the ports of Batum and Novorossiysk on the Black Sea Formerly a Russian port Batum was captured by the Turks during the First World War Upon the surrender of Turkey the port was evacuated and was immediately occupied by the British In October 1918 the six Australian destroyers finished patrolling the Adriatic Sea and went east with other Allied ships in response to a possible threat from Russian ships that had been given to the Germans After patrols off the Turkish coast HMAS Torrens and HMAS Yarra were sent to the Black Sea Ко абли Ко олевского авст алийского военно-мо ского флота у бе егов Батума во в емя б итанской оккупации декаб ь 1918 EN0291 author credit line Lent by A Budger 1918-12 1918 in Georgia Historical images of the Port of Batumi PD-Australia Black and white photographs | ||||
