SMS Brummer
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SMS
Brummer was a light cruiser built by AG Vulkan in
Stettin and lauched in December 1915. She was designed
as a minelayer, but the German Navy never operated her
in this role. She was used to raid a British convoy to
Norway in October 1917, and together with her sister
ship they manage to sink two destroyers and nine of the
twelve merchant ships. Brummer was included in the list
of ships interned at Scapa Flow following the Armistice. 21.June
1919 Admiral Ludwig Von Reuter sent out the order
"Paragraph 11", the code for the German fleet to scuttle
all their ships. Within a few hours, almost the whole
fleet disappeared in the deep, with exceptions of a few
destroyers and smaller units that the British Navy
managed to beach or avoid being scuttled. Most of the
wrecks were raised or salvaged but some were left alone
in the deep. The wreck rest today on her starboard side
on a depth of 20 to 36 meter north of Cava. Also see the
wrecks of Cöln,
Dresden,
F 2, Karlsruhe, König, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Markgraf, V 83 and the salvage barge YC-21.
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GPS: 58.53.83N, 3.09.15W ( Source: Scapa Flow Wrecks ) ![]() Picture: SMS Brummer Wikipedia, Public domain |
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