S.M.S. Breslau (1911)
| S.M.S. Breslau (1911) | |
|---|---|
| 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 ib 29 January, 1918.
The day started well enough for the Germans, as at 7:40 am they attacked British ships at Kusu Bay, Pyrgos, quickly sinking the monitors Raglan and M.28. Breslau and Göeben then headed for Mudros, shadowed by the British destroyers. This is when things started to go very much worse, owing to defensive minefields the British had sown.
At 8:30 am, Breslau struck a mine. As Goeben attempted to take her in tow, she, too struck a mine at 8:55, suffering serious damage. Thereafter, Breslau 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 then 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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