SMS Emden

Wrecked

Type	Light cruiser
War	First World War
Main guns	10 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40 guns

Detached from Spee to raid in the Indian Ocean, she sank or captured 17 merchant ships, shelled Madras and raided Penang. Run aground on North Keeling to avoid sinking after her fight with HMAS Sydney; 133 of her 376 crew died.

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Kleiner Kreuzer "SMS Emden I" Kleiner Kreuzer "S.M.S. Emden I" der Dresden-Klasse auf See, Ansicht der Backbord-Seite Photo: UnknownUnknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

10 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40 guns
8 × 5.2 cm (2 in) SK L/55 SK L/55 guns
2 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

Deck: 80 mm (3.1 in)
Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in)
Gun shields: 50 mm (2 in)

Builder	Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig
Laid down	1 November 1906
Launched	26 May 1908
Commissioned	10 July 1909
Displacement	Normal: 3,664 t (3,606 long tons) Full load: 4,268 t (4,201 long tons)
Length	118.3 m (388 ft 1 in)
Speed	23.5 kn (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph)
Complement	18 officers 343 enlisted men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

26 May 1908

Battle of Penang

Survived

28 October 1914

Battle of Cocos

Wrecked

9 November 1914

Run aground on North Keeling