SMS Wiesbaden
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Wiesbaden was a German light cruiser, laid down at AG
Vulkan in Stettin in 1913, and was launched in January
1915. She was hastily rushed through sea trials, and
designated to Hochseeflotte in August the same year. The
year after she took part in the Battle of Jutland 30 May -
1 June 1916. She was hit in the engine rooms by the
British battlecruiser HMS Invincible and was disabled. She
stayed in the fight and was battered and severely wounded,
until she sank in the early morning after. Only one man
from the crew of 560 men survived the battle and the
sinking. The wreck was found by German navy divers in
1983. The wreck is pretty much broken up, and rest upside
down on a depth of approx 40 to 50 meter outside the west
coast of Denmark.
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 Picture: SMS Frankfurt, sistership of SMS Wiesbaden Wikipedia, Public Domain  Last updated: May 2017 |
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