SMS Emden

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf light cruiser
gptkbp:armament 10 × 10.5 cm SK L/40 guns
2 × 50 cm torpedo tubes
gptkbp:awards Iron Cross to crew
gptkbp:beam 13.5 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kaiserliche_Werft_Danzig
gptkbp:class gptkb:Dresden-class_cruiser
gptkbp:commissioned 10 July 1909
gptkbp:country gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:crew 361
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:HMAS_Sydney
9 November 1914
gptkbp:displacement 3,364 tons
gptkbp:draught 5.29 m
gptkbp:fate beached and destroyed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SMS Emden
gptkbp:launched 1908
gptkbp:legacy several later German ships named Emden
gptkbp:length 118.3 m
gptkbp:location_destroyed gptkb:North_Keeling_Island
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Emden
gptkbp:notable_for chivalrous conduct of crew
inspiring the movie 'Die Männer der Emden'
successful commerce raiding
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Karl_von_Müller
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Cocos
commerce raiding in Indian Ocean during World War I
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion 2 triple-expansion steam engines
gptkbp:speed 24.1 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:marine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4