Image:Bouvet sinking March 18 1915.jpg

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Photo capturing the last moments of the French battleship Bouvet which struck a mine in the Dardanelles on March 18, 1915, capsized and sank within two minutes, killing over 600 men.

See also Image:Bouvet capsizing March 18 1915.jpg for a later scene.

Imperial War Museum catalogue number SP 682

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