SMS Eber (1887)
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SMS Eber was a steam gunboat built for the German Kaiserliche Marine in the 1880s, the only ship of her class. Intended to serve abroad, the ship was ordered as part of a construction program intended
SMS Eber in 1887
Fragment of Eber's bow on the beach of Apia after the cyclone
Nauruan Civil War
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The Nauruan Civil War was fought from 1878 to 1888, between forces loyal to incumbent King Aweida of Nauru and those seeking to depose him in favour of a rival claimant. The war was preceded by the in
SMS Eber (1887)
…In October 1888, she sailed to Nauru, where her crew formally proclaimed the German annexation of the island and disarmed its inhabitants, ending the Nauruan Civil War. She was thereafter stationed in Apia, Samoa, during the Samoan crisis that involved Germany, the United States, and United Kingdom. The ship sent a…
Photo of a Nauruan warrior in the Nauruan Civil War around 1880 wearing traditional battle armour.