View of Bruges Canal, Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1

View of the Bruges Canal at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the First World War, around the time of the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918). Taken at low tide, it shows three old British cruisers, HMS Thetis, Intrepid and Iphigenia, which were filled with concrete and sunk to create a barrier. The port was used as a base by the German navy

Barrier Blocking Blockship Bruges Concrete Create Cruisers Filled Intrepid Iphigenia Submerged Sunk Thetis Tide Zeebrugge

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