Keywords: Bramble class gunboat 1915 AWM P01236.013.jpeg AWM caption Indian Ocean An unidentified Royal Navy Bramble class gunboat possibly Gunboat Rinaldo sic in the Indian Ocean off the mouth of the Rufigi River in German East Africa This ship was requested by Vice Admiral H King-Hall to strengthen the British blockade of the German Navy cruiser SMS Konigsberg The Konigsberg had taken shelter in the river south of Dar es Salaam in December 1914 and withstood the blockade until finally destroyed by HMS Severn on 12 July 1915 P01236 013 Donor T G Naismith 1915 unknown PD-AustraliaGov Bramble class gunboat 1898 Black and white photographs of ships Indian Ocean theatre of World War I |