SMS Leipzig sunk

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SMS Leipzig sunk refers to the destruction and sinking of the German light cruiser SMS Leipzig by British naval forces during the 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands in World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial German Navy ship
light cruiser
naval battle
warship
aftermath wreck sank after heavy shelling
armament 10 × 10.5 cm SK L/40 guns
torpedo tubes
belligerent German Empire
United Kingdom
builtAt AG Weser, Bremen
linked to: AG Weser
causeOfLoss gunfire
class Bremen-class cruiser
commandedBy Carl Haun
conflict Battle of the Falkland Islands
World War I
country German Empire
crewComplement approximately 286
date 1914-12-08
dateOfSinking 1914-12-08
displacement about 3,800 tons (standard)
engagedWith British cruisers at the Battle of the Falkland Islands
fate sunk in combat
involvedShip HMS Cornwall
HMS Glasgow
HMS Kent
SMS Leipzig
launched 1905
location South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic
majorityOfCrew killed in action
notableEngagement Battle of Coronel
operator Imperial German Navy
partOf East Asia Squadron
World War I
placeOfSinking off the Falkland Islands
propulsion triple-expansion steam engines
result British victory
role commerce raider
scuttlingAttempt crew attempted to scuttle before sinking
sunkBy HMS Cornwall
HMS Glasgow
HMS Kent
Royal Navy
sunkIn Battle of the Falkland Islands
survivors few
theatreOfWar South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic
yearOfBattleOfTheFalklandIslands 1914

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Battle of the Falkland Islands GermanLoss SMS Leipzig sunk