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| The Battle |
Battle Map |
About the Emden |
Cocos(keeling)Islands |
Emden Exploits |
Memorabilia | | Cable and Wireless Station | Direction Island Revisited | The Ayesha | Contact | |
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Historic Naval Battle This is an account of the last naval battle of the S.M.S.Emden the famous German raider that caused much havoc in the sea lanes of the Indian Ocean during the early stages of the first World War in 1914. |
 S.M.S.Emden |
| In a period of just under three months between the 2nd of August and 30th October 1914,
she had sunk or captured 28 merchant ships,
torpedoed and sunk a Russian Cruiser, sunk a French Destroyer with gunfire and shelled oil tanks at Madras. |
 Burning oil tanks at Madras |
| November 9, 1914 was an important day for two Navies. It was the day of a Naval Battle that resulted in the defeat and destruction of the S.M.S.Emden of the Imperial German Navy, and a day that marked the first naval victory by the H.M.A.S.Sydney of the newly formed Royal Australian Navy. |
| The Battle |
| | About the Emden | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Emden's War Exploits | Battle Map | |
| | The Ayesha | |
| | Direction Island Revisited | Contact | Cable and Wireless Station | Memorabilia and Photos | |
| Link to Allan's Digital Photos |