SMS Nürnberg (1906)
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SMS Nürnberg, named after the Bavarian city of Nuremberg, was a Königsberg-class light cruiser built for the German Imperial Navy. Her sisters included Königsberg, Stettin, and Stuttgart. She was buil
Plan and profile drawing of the Königsberg class
Nürnberg in Mexico, c. 1914
Nürnberg in Mexico, c. 1914
The German squadron leaving Valparaíso on 3 November after the battle, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the lead and Nürnberg following. In the middle distance are a group of Chilean warships
Armed merchantman
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An armed merchantman is a merchant ship equipped with guns, usually for defensive purposes, either by design or after the fact. In the days of sail, piracy and privateers, many merchantmen would be ro
HMS Alcantara and SMS Greif dueling at close range during the action of 29 February 1916
RMS Carmania sinking SMS Cap Trafalgar off Trindade, 14 September 1914
Kormoran in 1940. During a single ship action on 19 November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran sank HMAS Sydney before being scuttled.