SMS Dresden (1907) |
Type: |
Cruiser |
Class: |
Dresden |
Builder: |
Blohm & Voss Hamburg, Germany |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
October 5, 1907 |
Keel Laid: |
October 1906 |
Commissioned: |
November 14, 1908 |
Fate: |
Scuttled Mar. 14, 1915 after being located by HMS Kent, HMS Glasgow and HMS Orama. (The British destroyers shelled Dresden until a white flag was raised. Lt. Wilhelm Canaris (later Admiral Wilhelm Canaris) was sent to negotiate a surrender with the British which allowed the crew the time to scuttle the ship.) Location: South Pacific, Cumberland Bay, Más a Tierra Island (Robinson Crusoe Island), Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile. 3 crewmen killed, survivors interned in Chile. |
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Page published Oct. 2, 2007 |