S.M.S. Breslau (1911)
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Builder: | AG Vulcan Stettin, Stettin[1] |
Ordered: | 1908-09 Programme[2] |
Laid down: | 1910[3] |
Launched: | 16 May, 1911[4] |
Commissioned: | 10 May, 1912[5] |
Sunk: | 20 Jan, 1918[6] |
S.M.S. Breslau was one of four light cruisers of the Magdeburg class.
Service
Breslau was lost in the Battle of Imbros, after she and the battlecruiser Goeben sortied from the Dardanelles to raid Allied naval assets in the Aegean. At 8:30 am on 20 January, 1918, Breslau struck a mine. Goeben attempted to take her in tow but at 8:55 am struck another mine, which caused serious damage. Breslau then detonated another four mines and began to sink. Ottoman destroyers came out in order to pick up survivors but withdrew after coming under fire from British destroyers at 9:30 am. The British picked up 14 officers and 148 men from the Breslau, whose official crew numbered 354.[7][8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. pp. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
Bibliography
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