SMS Emden was a German light cruiser built at the Kaiserliche Werft in Danzig and launched in 1908. Stationed in East Asia, she became a famous commerce raider at the start of World War I, capturing or sinking numerous Allied ships and shelling Madras. Her career ended in November 1914 when she was defeated by HMAS Sydney and run aground on North Keeling Island, where she was abandoned. More details below.
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Features
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[*] Autopilot
[*] Speed: 18 Knots
[*] Cost: 476.304$
[*] Range: 670km
[*] Sinks
[*] Spawnable at every dock
[*] Scale 1:2
[*] Works just like in World Of Warships
[*] Steam engines
[*] Extremly accurate to the real ship
[*] All guns work with good accuracy
History
SMS Emden was a light cruiser of the Imperial German Navy and one of the most famous German warships of the early 20th century. Built at the Kaiserliche Werft in Danzig, she was laid down in 1906 and launched on 26 May 1908. Commissioned in 1909, Emden belonged to the Dresden class, the last German cruisers powered by triple‑expansion steam engines rather than turbines. Shortly after entering service, she was assigned to the East Asia Squadron and based at the German colonial port of Tsingtao in China, where she served as a station ship and participated in routine diplomatic and patrol duties.
At the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Emden separated from the main squadron to operate independently as a commerce raider in the Indian Ocean. Under the command of Fregattenkapitän Karl von Müller, the cruiser conducted one of the most successful raiding campaigns of the war. Over a period of three months, she captured or sank numerous Allied merchant vessels and carried out several notable attacks, including the bombardment of the oil tanks at Madras on 22 September 1914, which caused widespread alarm in British India. Emden also achieved significant victories at sea, sinking the Russian cruiser *Zhemchug* and the French destroyer Mousquet during actions near Penang in October 1914.
The ship’s raiding career came to an end on 9 November 1914. While attempting to destroy a British wireless station on Direction Island in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Emden was intercepted by the Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney. In the ensuing battle, Sydney’s superior speed and firepower inflicted severe damage. With the ship no longer able to fight or flee, von Müller ordered Emden to be run aground on North Keeling Island to save the surviving crew. The wreck was abandoned, and many of the crew were taken prisoner, while a landing party stranded on the islands later undertook a remarkable escape journey.
Despite her short wartime service, SMS Emden became a celebrated vessel in German naval history. Her exploits were widely publicized, and her crew’s conduct—both in battle and in their treatment of prisoners—contributed to a lasting legacy of chivalry and professionalism associated with the ship.
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