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'''S.M.S. ''Breslau''''' was one of four light cruisers of the [[Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)|''Magdeburg'' class]].
 
'''S.M.S. ''Breslau''''' was one of four light cruisers of the [[Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)|''Magdeburg'' class]].
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''Breslau'' was lost in the [[Battle of Imbros]], after she and the {{UK-Goeben|f=t}} sortied from the Dardanelles to raid Allied naval assets in the Aegean.  At 8:30 am on 20 January, 1918, ''Breslau'' struck a mine.  ''Goeben'' attempted to take her in tow but at 8:55 am struck another mine, which caused serious damage. ''Breslau'' then detonated another four mines and began to sink.  Ottoman destroyers came out in order to pick up survivors but withdrew after coming under fire from British destroyers at 9:30 am. The British picked up 14 officers and 148 men from the ''Breslau'', whose official crew numbered 354.{{UKNavalOpsV| pp. 84}}{{Conways1906|p. 159}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==

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S.M.S. Breslau (1911)
Builder: AG Vulcan Stettin, Stettin[1]
Ordered: 1908-09 Programme[2]
Laid down: 1910[3]
Launched: 16 May, 1911[4]
Commissioned: 10 May, 1912[5]
Sunk: 20 Jan, 1918[6]

S.M.S. Breslau was one of four light cruisers of the Magdeburg class.

Service

Breslau was lost in the Battle of Imbros, after she and the Template:UK-Goeben sortied from the Dardanelles to raid Allied naval assets in the Aegean. At 8:30 am on 20 January, 1918, Breslau struck a mine. Goeben attempted to take her in tow but at 8:55 am struck another mine, which caused serious damage. Breslau then detonated another four mines and began to sink. Ottoman destroyers came out in order to pick up survivors but withdrew after coming under fire from British destroyers at 9:30 am. The British picked up 14 officers and 148 men from the Breslau, whose official crew numbered 354.[7][8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.
  7. ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. pp. 84.
  8. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 159.

Bibliography


Magdeburg Class Light Cruiser
  Magdeburg Breslau Strassburg Stralsund  
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