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Sinking of the Bouvet

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The French battleship Bouvet was one of three Allied battleships sunk by mines during the disastrous naval attack of 18 March 1915. The Bouvet capsized and sank within two minutes of striking the underwater device; 639 of the crew of 710 were killed.

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Diyarbakırlı Tahsin Bey (Tahsin Siret, 1874-1937)

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Sinking of the Bouvet, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/sinking-bouvet, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated