The Great Naval raid on Zeebrugge . Crewman aboard HMS Vindictive a British protected cruiser . On 23 April 1918 she was in fierce action at Zeebrugge when she went alongside the Mole and her upperworks were badly damaged . British sailors stand in a shell hole from a German Gun . 1918

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