SMS Dresden
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Sep 26, 2026
Andy StewartHOST
This was only 10 days after the war had been declared by Britain.
Andy StewartHOST
The SMS Emden, SMS means his majesty's ship, being one of Kaiser Wilhelm's, was one of two Dresden class lighter cruisers, small or medium sized battleships.
Andy StewartHOST
The first was SMS Dresden, giving the ship class its name.
Andy StewartHOST
The Emden was launched on the 26th of May 1908 and came into German naval service in July 1909.
Andy StewartHOST
Both ships, the Dresden and the Emden, served in the Pacific.
Andy StewartHOST
It was almost 400 foot in length, had two propellers driven by steam created from two coal-fired boilers It would sail at or perhaps cruise at a speed of 24 knots an hour.
Andy StewartHOST
That's 44 kilometers or 28 miles per hour for us non-sailors.
Andy StewartHOST
A few years later it emerged that the British Naval Intelligence Division had broken the German naval code, acquired relevant telegraph forms and lured von Spee to attack.
Andy StewartHOST
The following year, a similar ruse was apparently used to intercept the Dresden that had escaped from the Falklands.
Andy StewartHOST
The captain evacuated and then scuttled the ship.
Andy StewartHOST
Another criticism of von Spee was that having seen the British ships were in Port Stanley and that they were not ready for battle, he could have pressed his advantage of already being fully mobile with steam up.