Wdragon Posted 14 December , 2010 Share Posted 14 December , 2010 The Bavarian State Archives have just released a set of aerial pictures taken by a German squardron in Palestine during 1917-18. The unit the bayerische Fliegerabteilung 304 flew in support of the Turks. The pictures can be found here - http://www.gda.bayern.de/. The quality is excellent zooming in revealing lots of detail. This pictures shows what appear be be a British monitor underway - anyone guess her identity? http://www.gda.bayern.de/bestaende/viewer/viewer.php?show=/bestaende/palaestina/bayhsta_bs_palaestina_0495c Regards David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 14 December , 2010 Share Posted 14 December , 2010 (edited) The monitors M.15, M.29, M.31, M.32 & HMS Raglan all took part in Gaza III Sorry, forgot to say great link & thanks Michael Edited 14 December , 2010 by michaeldr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 14 December , 2010 Share Posted 14 December , 2010 Raglan was broader in the beam and had a twin 14" turret, so it's not her. M29, M31 and M32 all had single 6" gun turrets fore and aft, and I can only see a smaller calibre gun at the stern of the monitor in the aerial photo. Deferring to Michael's encyclopaedic knowledge of this theatre, if the choice is between the monitors he mentions, I would say this one was M15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 14 December , 2010 Share Posted 14 December , 2010 Deferring to Michael's encyclopaedic knowledge of this theatre Never defer! Michael cheats - he uses books, like the OH and sometimes these are mistaken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 14 December , 2010 Share Posted 14 December , 2010 Okay - 'without deference or prejudice, of the monitors mentioned by Michael, I think the only one that seems to match the photo is M15' ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 14 December , 2010 Share Posted 14 December , 2010 David, It's a pity that the usual information (date/time/altitude/etc) appear to be missing from this one If Mick is correct and it is M.15, then it must have been taken before she was sunk by submarine on the night of 11 November 1917 [per Military Operations Egypt & Palestine, June 1917-end of war, Part I] HMS Staunch was was sunk in the same attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionia Posted 15 December , 2010 Share Posted 15 December , 2010 The forward gun in the photograph does not seem to occupy enough deck space for a long 9.2" (when compared to photographs of M15). This is more of a query than a challenge Perhaps M21 with her short 9.2" should be considered although she seems to have departed Palestinian waters in August, 1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 15 December , 2010 Share Posted 15 December , 2010 (edited) Does this help? Photographs of various Monitors can be seen here http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/monitors.htm Edited 15 December , 2010 by michaeldr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCeeCee Posted 18 December , 2010 Share Posted 18 December , 2010 I'd go for m16, M17 or M18: 1x 9.2 inch and 1x 3inch. But take that guess with a grain of salt... you can't see under the awnings thus if there's a AA gun above, and fore, of the aft gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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