Wreck of SMS Dresden

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 First World War 1914-1918, shipwreck, warship, historical layer / disappeared object
The damaged, here anchored light cruiser Dresden, was found and attacked by british cruisers "Orama“, "Glasgow“ and "Kent“ on 14 March 1915.
Captain Fritz Emil Lüdecke surrendered the ship. Evacuating his ship, he then scuttled her by detonating its main ammunition magazine at 11:15 hour.
The end see: www.kreuzer-dresden.de/dresdenbattle.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Dresden_(1907)
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Coordinates:   33°38'17"S   78°49'24"W
This article was last modified 11 years ago