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
HMS Kent (1901)
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HMS Kent was one of 10 Monmouth-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was placed in reserve when completed in 1903, but was recommissioned for t
SMS Nürnberg (1906)
…of battlecruisers was in port, commanded by Vice Admiral Doveton Sturdee. Sturdee's ships chased down and destroyed four of the five German cruisers; HMS Kent sank Nürnberg, with heavy loss of life. The Königsberg-class ships were designed to serve both as fleet scouts in home waters and Germany's colonial…
Kent leaving Portsmouth, 1903
Kent Passing South Sand Lightship
Starboard forward casemate showing some of the damage incurred by Kent during the Battle of the Falkland Islands
Dresden, 14 March 1915, the white flag of surrender is flying from the foremast