MousquetMalaysia,Asia
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Mosquet
was a French destroyer of the Arquebuse class laid down at
A.C de la Loire in St.Nazaire in November 1900, and was
launched in August 1902. After completing sea trials
that same year, she was assigned to the East Asia
squadron. After the outbreak of World War One, the German
East Asia squadron sat sail for Europe from their base in
Tsingtao. The light cruiser SMS Emden split from the
squadron and went for a solo run to wreck havoc on enemy
installations and ships. In the morning 28.October 1914,
the Emden engaged the Russian cruiser Zhemchug in the
inner harbor of Georgetown. After a quick battle Zhemzug
went down in the deep, and Emden came under fire from two
other French destroyers, the Fronde and D'Iberville. She
disregarded this in-accurate fire and headed out for the
open seas where she spotted the French destroyer Mousquet
steaming for Georgetown. After a five minute battle she
went down and of her of crew of 80 men, only 36 were
picked up by Emden. A memorial can be seen today at
the front of the Church of Assumption in Penang. The wreck
was illegally salvaged in the early 2000's and heavily
crapped on site, and the few remains that's left rest
today on a depth of 15 meter.
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| Official position N 5 38 E 100 25 ( Source: Naval-history.net )  Pictures: Mousquet Wikipedia, Public domain  Picture: Mousquet's anchor at Penang Museum With permission from Dave Ray Wanna know more? Read Battle of Penang Last updated: January 2021 |
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