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| Picture No | 10944060 |
| Date | 1914 |
| Description | WW1 - HMS 'Badger' rams U-19 German Navy U-Boat, 1914 |
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WW1 - HMS 'Badger' was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was the eighth Royal Navy ship that served during the First World War. The ramming of U-19 became the first allied ship to successfully attack a German Navy U-boat. The 'Badger's' searchlights are turned on as it back away after the ramming. When she rammed U-19 off the Dutch coast U-19, it was severely damaged but managed to return to port, was repaired and survived the war.
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| Source | Unattributed illustration in Illustrated War News, 4th November 1914 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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