
SMS Emden - Wikipedia
SMS Emden ("His Majesty's Ship Emden ") [a] was the second and final member of the Dresden class of light cruisers built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). Named for the town of Emden, she was laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft (Imperial Dockyard) in Danzig in 1906. The hull was launched in May 1908, and completed in July 1909.
The Kaiser’s Pirate Ship – The Astounding Voyage of SMS Emden ...
May 8, 2013 · On the night of Sept. 22, he steamed into the port of Madras, India and turned the Emden’s 10 four-inch guns on the port’s fuel depot. Within 30 minutes, the German ship had unleashed a 125-round barrage that set the massive oil tanks ablaze.
Emden, SMS - 1914-1918-Online
SMS Emden, a light cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine, was built in 1908 in the Danzig Kaiserliche Werft (Imperial Shipyard). In 1913, the Emden was based in Tsing Tao (China) as part of the German East Asiatic Squadron commanded by Vice Admiral Maximilian Reichsgraf von Spee (1861-1914).
Daring and Elusive - SMS Emden and Her Crew have ... - WAR …
Jul 30, 2018 · In 1906, the German Imperial Navy commissioned a second Dresden class light cruiser and named it the SMS Emden. Under the command of Captain Karl von Muller, the Emden went on a defiant, “piratical” streak throughout the outbreak of hostilities against the Allied forces, a few weeks after WWI was declared.
The Epic Journey of the Emden and Her Crew - History Collection
The Imperial German Navy’s SMS Emden was a light cruiser that was completed in 1909, then sent to join the German East Asia Squadron, based in Tsingtao, China. Displacing about 4300 tons, she was armed with ten 4.1 inch guns and two torpedo tubes, which was a …
SMS Emden (1908) | Military Wiki | Fandom
SMS Emden ("His Majesty's Ship Emden") [lower-alpha 1] was the second and final member of the Dresden class of light cruisers built for the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). She was laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft (Imperial Dockyard) in Danzig in 1906, was launched in May 1908, and...
The Cruise of SMS Emden - War and Security
Nov 12, 2014 · On 14 August 1914 Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee detached Fregattenkapitän Karl von Müller’s light cruiser SMS Emden (3,664 tons, 23.5 knots, 10 x 4.1 inch and 8 x 2 inch guns, 2 x 17.7 inch torpedo tubes) and the supply ship Markomannia from his East Asia Squadron to operate in the Indian Ocean. [1] . Spee wrote in his war diary that:
Last Cruise of German Raider: Destruction of SMS Emden
Oct 3, 2018 · The story of the wreck of EMDEN finalises the history of this famous ship. Several of her guns were recovered and, along with other artefacts, brought to Australia for display with many still visible today in Sydney and Canberra.
World War One – The Exploits of the German Cruiser SMS Emden – Part …
Aug 1, 2014 · The SMS Emden as a Dresden class light cruiser commissioned in August 1908. She was armed with ten 10.5 cm (4.1 inch) guns which inflicted serious damage to to the allied maritime service.
SMS Emden (1916) - Wikipedia
SMS Emden ("His Majesty's Ship Emden ") [a] was a German light cruiser belonging to the Königsberg class, built during the First World War. Emden served in the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) until the end of the war, at which point she was ceded to France.
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