SMS Nürnberg sunk
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German Imperial Navy ship
Königsberg-class light cruiser
World War I naval event
naval battle
naval sinking
warship
SMS Nürnberg sunk refers to the destruction and sinking of the German light cruiser SMS Nürnberg during the 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands in World War I.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SMS Nürnberg | 0 |
| Battle of the Falkland Islands | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Imperial Navy ship
ⓘ
Königsberg-class light cruiser ⓘ World War I naval event ⓘ naval battle ⓘ naval sinking ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Central Powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy German casualties ⓘ |
| cause | gunfire from HMS Kent ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | gunfire ⓘ |
| class | Königsberg class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of the Falkland Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| crewStatusAtSinking | most of crew killed ⓘ |
| date |
1914-12-08
ⓘ
1914-12-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1914-12-08 ⓘ |
| event | SMS Nürnberg sunk ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| involvedShip |
HMS Kent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SMS Nürnberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Falkland Islands region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
off the Falkland Islands ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Kaiserliche Marine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of the Falkland Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Asia Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | off the Falkland Islands ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
German defeat ⓘ destruction of SMS Nürnberg ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1908 ⓘ |
| subject | SMS Nürnberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
HMS Kent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
South Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | light cruiser ⓘ |
| usedIn |
commerce raiding
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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