SMS Emden

The cruise of the German light cruiser SMS Emden was among the most romanticised and notable incidents of World War I. In the latter half of 1914 Emden raided Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean, sinking or capturing thirty Allied merchant vessels and warships before being run aground by its captain to prevent it from sinking, after engaging HMAS Sydney at the Battle of Cocos.

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German - Light cruiser - World War I - 1914 - Indian Ocean - Allied - Merchant vessel - Warship - HMAS ''Sydney'' - Battle of Cocos

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After the destruction of this ship in 1914, a second Emden was built in 1916. It was scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919.

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1914 - 1916 - Scapa Flow - 1919

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