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 German Empire | ||||||
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1 light cruiser 1 auxiliary cruiser | |||||||
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| communications station destroyed | none | ||||||
The Fanning Raid was an action of the First World War. The British All Red Line cable station on Fanning Island was raided by Germany's SMS Nürnberg and SMS Titania. A German landing party was sent ashore, to cut the communications cable.
Notes and references
- Gray, J.A.C. Amerika Samoa, A History of American Samoa and its United States Naval Administration. Annapolis: United States Naval Institute. 1960.
53°28′S 55°04′W / 53.467°S 55.067°W
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