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were killed in the attack, and the ship's captain and his adjutant remained aboard and were captured by the
Russians; they remained in a Russian prisoner of war camp until March 1918, when they were able to escape and return to Germany. The German code books were also not destroyed; the Russians were
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and could not be freed. A pair of
Russian cruisers appeared and seized the ship. Fifteen crew members were killed in the brief engagement. They recovered three intact German code books, one of which they passed to the British. The ability to decrypt German wireless signals provided the British with
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got underway the previous day to arrive in the area at the prescribed time. She encountered heavy fog in the early hours of 26 August while steaming at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph), and at 01:13, she ran aground near the lighthouse at
Odensholm. The ship's
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and a curved armor deck. The deck was flat across most of the hull, but angled downward at the sides and connected to the bottom edge of the belt. The belt and deck were both 60 mm (2.4 in) thick. The conning tower had 100 mm (3.9 in) thick sides.
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had been unable to destroy. On reaching the area, they opened fire on the stranded cruiser. The
Germans destroyed the forward section of the ship, but could not complete her destruction before the Russians reached the ship. Fifteen crew members from
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s crew in preparation to abandon the wreck. Since the cruiser had gone ashore near the lighthouse, which was one of her targets for the planned bombardment, she destroyed it with gunfire in spite of her predicament.
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to process intercepted German wireless signals. With the code books and cipher key, the
British were able to track the movements of most German warships; this information could be passed on to the Admiral
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German warships were ordered under provisional names. For new additions to the fleet, they were given a single letter; for those ships intended to replace older or lost vessels, they were ordered as "
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later that year, after which she went on another training cruise in the Baltic in
December. The year 1914 began with exercises with the training squadron. As Europe drifted toward war during the
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was badly damaged and she was unable to free herself. The crew attempted to lighten the ship by throwing equipment overboard, but the vessel remained hard aground. The torpedo boat
529:, which were faster than all existing German light cruisers. As a result, speed of the new ships must be increased. To accomplish this, more powerful engines were fitted and their
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laid a minefield outside what had been Russia's forward naval base. The
Russians had in fact already left Libau, which was seized by the German Army. The minefield laid by
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for an overhaul that lasted from mid-September to late
October. She resumed torpedo test duties on 26 October, but again joined the fleet for exercises in the
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467:. She participated in a series of bombardments of Russian positions until late August. On the 26th, she participated in a sweep of the entrance to the
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carried 1,200 t (1,181 long tons) of coal, and an additional 106 t (104 long tons) of oil that gave her a range of approximately 5,820
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to search for
Russian vessels. Behring ordered the operation for 26 August to sweep for Russian reconnaissance forces in the entrance to the
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Another such cruise took place in early April 1913, and in June, she joined the fleet for its annual cruise to
Norwegian waters. In August,
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1225:. This allowed the British to ambush parts of or the entire German fleet on several occasions, most successfully at the Battles of
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658:(19,000 kW), but reached 29,904 shp (22,299 kW) in service. These were powered by sixteen coal-fired Marine-type
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Das Geheimnis der "Magdeburg": die Geschichte des Kleinen Kreuzers und die Bedeutung seiner SignalbĂŒcher im Ersten Weltkrieg
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at the end of July, she was assigned to the Coastal Defense Division in the Baltic Sea, under the command of Rear Admiral
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arrived at around 08:30 and attempted to pull her free but was unable to do so. She therefore began taking off part of
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The Secret of the Magdeburg: The History of the Light Cruiser and the Significance of its Signal Book in World War I
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on 13 May 1911, and during the ceremony, she was christened by the mayor of her namesake city. After completing
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able to recover three of the books along with the current encryption key. They passed one copy to the British
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in single pedestal mounts. Two were placed side by side forward on the forecastle, eight were located on the
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811:. The ship conducted these initial tests without her forward funnel installed. After completing her initial
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were lengthened to improve their hydrodynamic efficiency. These changes increased top speed from 25.5 to 27
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were present, did not attack and both forces withdrew. After arriving in Danzig on 20 August, the
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The capture of the code books proved to provide a significant advantage for the Royal Navy. The
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was poorly marked and hindered German operations more than Russian efforts. From 6 to 8 August,
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fired the first shots of the war against the Russians on 2 August, when she shelled the port of
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that was sprayed on the coal to increase its burn rate. The boilers were vented through four
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via a pair of Russian couriers on 13 October. The Russian Navy partially scrapped the ship
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to help secure the port's defenses. During a patrol on 27 July, she encountered the French
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appeared at around 09:00, having been alerted to the situation by the signal station that
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work, she began a short period of builder's trials on 12 August 1912 before being
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was adopted for the first time in a major German warship design. In addition, the
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went on another fleet cruise into the central Atlantic, steaming as far south as
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in August 1914, when she was brought to active service and deployed to the
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for operations against Russian forces in the area. The ships were sent to
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were designed in response to the development of the British
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Her propulsion system consisted of three sets of Bergmann
1609:] (in German). Vol. 6. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
1639:] (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe Verlag.
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While the evacuation was going on, the Russian cruisers
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located on the forecastle. She was fitted with two pole
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with other vessels organized into a training squadron.
613:) normally and up to 4,570 t (4,500 long tons) at
400:(Imperial Navy). Her class included three other ships:
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that lasted from 9 to 15 August. During the attacks,
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1504:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 134â189.
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436:. The ship was armed with a main battery of twelve
1584:"Luxury" Fleet: The Imperial German Navy 1888â1918
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1501:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906â1921
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18:Light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy
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795:eight days later, under the command of
693:10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 guns
315:10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 guns
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1567:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
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1205:and eventually destroyed the wreck.
654:. They were designed to give 25,000
205:138.7 m (455 ft 1 in)
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1281:(name of the ship to be replaced)".
1088:Verband des "Detachierten Admirals"
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2209:Maritime incidents in August 1914
1861:List of light cruisers of Germany
1447:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
1432:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
1405:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
1386:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
221:4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
144:Wrecked on 26 August 1914 in the
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1091:(Unit of the Detached Admiral).
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1524:The Kaiser's Cruisers 1871â1918
276:(51.1 km/h; 31.8 mph)
1565:A Naval History of World War I
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325:2 Ă 50 cm (19.7 in)
1:
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1586:. Amherst: Humanity Books.
1522:; Nottelmann, Dirk (2021).
711:. She could also carry 120
355:: 100 mm (3.9 in)
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687:The ship was armed with a
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343:: 60 mm (2.4 in)
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2002:Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
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1563:Halpern, Paul G. (1995).
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40:
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1023:and a signal station at
1019:. She also attacked the
504:Plan and profile of the
2199:History of cryptography
1582:Herwig, Holger (1980).
1301:Dodson & Nottelmann
1221:, the commander of the
1125:on the Estonian coast.
1085:was reorganized as the
886:dreadnought battleships
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1021:BengtskÀr Lighthouse
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546:longitudinal framing
2151: /
1461:, pp. 184â185.
1345:, pp. 107â108.
1303:, pp. 137â138.
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1695:Kaiserliche Marine
1264:His Majesty's Ship
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807:âFrigate Captain)
779:in April 1910 and
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660:water-tube boilers
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233:water-tube boilers
2155:59.300°N 23.350°E
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1593:978-1-57392-286-9
1574:978-1-55750-352-7
1555:978-0-87021-790-6
1533:978-1-68247-745-8
1511:978-0-85177-245-5
1434:, pp. 34â35.
1388:, pp. 33â34.
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1076:Prinz Heinrich
1030:On 17 August,
924:Robert Mischke
915:
912:
906:on a visit to
846:Canary Islands
733:
730:
682:nautical miles
650:driving three
648:steam turbines
623:superstructure
527:battlecruisers
494:Main article:
491:
488:
392:in the German
390:light cruisers
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2022:
2021:
2014:
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2010:
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1988:
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1980:
1977:
1976:
1975:Baron Gautsch
1969:
1966:
1965:
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1955:
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1944:
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1936:
1933:
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1931:Königin Luise
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1885:
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1520:Dodson, Aidan
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1496:
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1472:
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44:
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27:
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16:
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2040:
2033:
2026:
2019:
2008:
2006:
2000:
1995:
1985:
1974:
1963:
1952:
1941:
1930:
1920:San Wilfrido
1919:
1845:
1836:
1820:
1816:
1809:Ottoman Navy
1789:
1785:
1777:Regia Marina
1776:
1756:
1752:
1725:
1718:
1711:
1704:
1703:
1694:
1675:
1636:
1632:
1606:
1602:
1583:
1564:
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1143:
1137:aground off
1075:
1069:
1063:
1057:
1047:
1029:
1011:shelled the
999:Gulf of Riga
969:on 30 July.
961:
955:
949:
917:
895:
889:
833:
823:
804:
789:commissioned
767:
752:
717:
689:main battery
686:
645:
635:searchlights
591:long overall
583:
574:Marinemuseum
539:
521:
514:
511:
505:
456:
428:shipyard in
414:
408:
402:
383:
363:
362:
349:: 60 mm
301:336 enlisted
237:25,000
173:Displacement
161:
133:Commissioned
15:
2158: /
1745:French Navy
1262:" (German:
1227:Dogger Bank
1223:Grand Fleet
1048:Deutschland
920:World War I
914:World War I
882:Bay of Kiel
872:July Crisis
785:fitting-out
605:4,535
565:Model of a
448:World War I
298:18 officers
284:5,820
128:13 May 1911
109:Yard number
2189:1911 ships
2173:Categories
1909:Shipwrecks
1790:Strassburg
1719:Strassburg
1492:References
1199:Royal Navy
944:, and the
829:Baltic Sea
813:sea trials
747:SwinemĂŒnde
725:armor belt
703:with five
691:of twelve
619:forecastle
593:and had a
556:belt armor
522:Invincible
409:Strassburg
293:Complement
261:propellers
259:3 Ă screw
248:Propulsion
101:8,058,000
2115:July 1914
2039:SMS
2032:SMS
2025:SMS
2018:SMS
2009:Magdeburg
2007:SMS
1984:SMS
1940:HMS
1846:Karlsruhe
1757:Stralsund
1726:Stralsund
1705:Magdeburg
1676:Magdeburg
1289:Citations
1242:Footnotes
1210:Admiralty
1193:Magdeburg
1186:Magdeburg
1161:Magdeburg
1146:Magdeburg
1139:Odensholm
1134:Magdeburg
1123:Odensholm
1118:Magdeburg
1044:minelayer
1033:Magdeburg
1008:Magdeburg
994:Magdeburg
972:Magdeburg
935:Magdeburg
896:Jean Bart
877:Magdeburg
859:Magdeburg
854:North Sea
837:Magdeburg
818:Magdeburg
791:into the
777:laid down
755:Magdeburg
742:Magdeburg
720:Magdeburg
709:broadside
705:torpedoes
697:broadside
677:Magdeburg
672:amidships
640:Magdeburg
615:full load
611:long tons
603:displaced
586:Magdeburg
568:Magdeburg
551:Magdeburg
515:Magdeburg
506:Magdeburg
483:Magdeburg
473:Odensholm
460:Magdeburg
443:Magdeburg
421:Magdeburg
415:Stralsund
384:Magdeburg
379:lead ship
377:") was a
374:Magdeburg
367:Magdeburg
193:Full load
187:long tons
162:Magdeburg
117:Laid down
78:Magdeburg
67:Magdeburg
32:Magdeburg
2079:26 Aug:
2051:Shirotae
2048:31 Aug:
2016:28 Aug:
1993:26 Aug:
1982:16 Aug:
1971:13 Aug:
1960:12 Aug:
1753:Mulhouse
1544:(1990).
1064:Gromoboi
1039:Augsburg
1017:Dagerort
988:Augsburg
982:Augsburg
941:Augsburg
868:Kattegat
842:Tenerife
824:Augsburg
781:launched
773:AG Weser
670:located
664:fuel oil
426:AG Weser
308:Armament
125:Launched
88:AG Weser
74:Namesake
35:in 1911.
2146:23°21âČE
2143:59°18âČN
2069:5 Aug:
2020:Ariadne
1949:9 Aug:
1942:Amphion
1938:6 Aug:
1927:5 Aug:
1917:3 Aug:
1837:Kolberg
1821:Breslau
1817:Midilli
1786:Taranto
1712:Breslau
1471:Halpern
1459:Halpern
1420:Halpern
1231:Jutland
1214:Room 40
1203:in situ
1180:Pallada
1174:Bogatyr
1109:Gotland
1003:Finland
844:in the
768:Bussard
749:in 1912
668:funnels
609:(4,463
579:DĂ€nholm
540:Kolberg
403:Breslau
381:of the
185:(4,463
167:cruiser
84:Builder
41:History
1806:
1773:
1742:
1691:
1613:
1590:
1571:
1552:
1530:
1508:
1483:Herwig
1374:Gröner
1343:Gröner
1313:Gröner
1278:Ersatz
1025:Pistna
979:while
959:, and
908:Russia
890:France
864:Danzig
762:Ersatz
524:-class
490:Design
452:Baltic
430:Bremen
412:, and
202:Length
179:Normal
164:-class
92:Bremen
2072:Pfalz
2034:Mainz
1986:Zenta
1848:class
1839:class
1635:[
1605:[
1237:Notes
1165:'
977:Libau
926:. An
713:mines
631:masts
599:draft
535:knots
531:hulls
508:class
465:Libau
386:class
335:Armor
321:mines
313:12 Ă
281:Range
274:knots
272:27.6
269:Speed
231:16 Ă
218:Draft
2111:1915
2103:1914
2095:1913
2041:V187
2027:Cöln
1973:SMS
1964:U-13
1953:U-15
1929:SMS
1819:(ex-
1788:(ex-
1755:(ex-
1611:ISBN
1588:ISBN
1569:ISBN
1550:ISBN
1528:ISBN
1506:ISBN
1177:and
1073:and
1070:Roon
1061:and
962:V186
893:and
595:beam
512:The
364:SMS
347:Deck
341:Belt
319:120
253:3 Ă
210:Beam
141:Fate
120:1910
103:mark
98:Cost
62:Name
1962:SM
1951:SM
1156:V26
1015:in
956:V26
950:V25
745:in
577:in
388:of
286:nmi
239:shp
112:171
2175::
2037:,
2030:,
2023:,
2005:,
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