The image is a black and white photograph of two ships in the ocean. The ship on the left is a large battleship with multiple guns and a tall mast, while the one on the right is smaller and appears to be a smaller one. Both ships are sailing on the water and there is a thick plume of smoke rising from the ships. The sky is overcast and the water is choppy. The photograph appears to have been taken during World War II, as indicated by the text at the bottom of the image which reads "Deutsches Geschwader bei den Unternehmungen auf Osel im Kampf mit der Russischen Flotte, Schweizer Einschlag am Bug des Kronprinz während des Gefechtes im Moon-Sund (October 1917)".