HMS VINDICTIVE at Dover following the Zeebrugge Raid showing damage done by German gunfire to the ship’s bridge, foretop and forward armoured flamethrower hut.
THE ZEEBRUGGE RAID, 22-23 APRIL 1918 (Q 55566) HMS VINDICTIVE at Dover following the Zeebrugge Raid showing damage done by German gunfire to the ship’s bridge, foretop and forward armoured flamethrower hut. Note the matresses used to protect exposed parts of the ship’s superstructure from bullets and shell splinters. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205026710