The Story of the SMS Emden - The Kaiser's WW1 Raider

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At the start of WW1 a lone German cruiser, the SMS Emden, went on a one-ship mission to disrupt allied supplies in the Indian Ocean.
During a 3 month reign of terror, the Emden (nicknamed "The Swan of the East") sank 20 allied merchant ships and destroyed 125 million gallons of Kerosene oil when she boldly attacked the port of Madras in India.

Keeping one step of a growing fleet of allied ships trying to hunt her, the Emden doubled back and attacked the port of Penang in Malaysia (Malaya).
During the battle of Penang in 1914, the Emden proceeded to sink a Russian cruiser and a French torpedo boat.

The Emden's trail of destruction was also marked by the chivalrous conduct of her captain, Karl Von Muller and his crew.

Eventually, the Emden's luck ran out.
On the 9th November 1914 the German cruiser attacked the wireless station at the remote Cocos Islands but were surprised by HMAS Sydney from the Australian navy.

In the ensuing battle of Cocos Island, the Emden was so badly damaged that Kapitan Von Muller beached her on a coral reef.

However, the story didn't end there.

A party of sailors were stranded on the island where they had destroyed the radio station and rather than surrender they launched a daring escape in a dilapidated old schooner - The Ayesha.

The adventure of the Ayesha took the crew across the Indian Ocean to Arabia, where after fighting Bedouin tribesman they were able to eventually make it back to Germany.


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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:40 SMS Emden
2:10 World War 1
3:29 Von Muller's Plan
4:50 Attack on Madras
6:57 Hunt for the Emden
7:45 Battle of Penang 1914
10:00 Battle of Cocos Island 1914
13:45 The Ayesha Adventure
16:45 SMS Emden
18:19 The History Chap



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My name is Chris Green ("The History Chap") and I am on a mission to share the amazing history of Britain so that we can appreciate where we have come from and why we are here.

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