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THE LAST CRUISE OF A GERMAN RAIDER
The Destruction of SMS Emden
Wes Olson
Copyright Wes Olson 2018
First published in Great Britain in 2018 by
Seaforth Publishing,
An imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd,
47 Church Street,
Barnsley S70 2AS
www.seaforthpublishing.com
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
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ISBN 978 1 5267 3729 8 (HARDBACK)
ISBN 978 1 5267 3730 4 (EPUB)
ISBN 978 1 5267 3731 1 (KINDLE)
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing of both the copyright owner and the above publisher.
The right of Wes Olson to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Pen & Sword Books Limited incorporates the imprints of Atlas, Archaeology, Aviation, Discovery, Family History, Fiction, History, Maritime, Military, Military Classics, Politics, Select, Transport, True Crime, Air World, Frontline Publishing, Leo Cooper, Remember When, Seaforth Publishing, The Praetorian Press, Wharncliffe Local History, Wharncliffe Transport, Wharncliffe True Crime and White Owl.
| Imperial German Navy ranks and positions relevant to Emden | Royal Navy equivalent or English translation |
| Offiziere | Officers |
| Vice Admiral | |
| Rear Admiral | |
| Kommodore | Commodore |
| Captain | |
| Commander (Senior) | |
| Commander (Junior) | |
| Lieutenant Commander | |
| Lieutenant | |
| Sub Lieutenant | |
| Midshipman | |
| Marine-Oberstabsingenieur | Engineer Commander |
| Engineer Lieutenant Commander | |
| Engineer Lieutenant | |
| Engineer Sub Lieutenant | |
| Senior Paymaster | |
| Marine-Zahlmeister | Paymaster |
| Deputy Paymaster | |
| Surgeon Lieutenant Commander | |
| Assistant Medical Officer | |
| Unteroffiziere mit Portepee | Senior Non-Commissioned Officers |
| Bootsmann | Boatswain |
| Gunner | |
| Helmsman | |
| Torpedo Chief Warrant Officer | |
| Torpedomaschinist | Torpedo Warrant Officer |
| Engine Room Chief Warrant Officer | |
| Engine Room Warrant Officer | |
| Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee | Junior Non-Commissioned Officers |
| Chief Boatswains Mate | |
| Obermaat | Chief Mate |
| Chief Master Sentinels Mate (ships police) | |
| Obersteuermannsmaat | Chief Helmsmans Mate |
| Petty Officer Bandsman | |
| Engine Room Petty Officer 1st Class | |
| Obermaschinistenoberanwrter | Senior Engine Room PO Probationer |
| Engine Room Petty Officer 2nd Class | |
| Acting Engine Room PO | |
| Probationer | |
| Oberfeurwerksmaat | Chief Ordnance Artificers Mate |
| Chief Storeman | |
| Oberbotteliersmaat | Chief Steward |
| Chief Artillery Mechanics Mate | |
| Chief Artillery Mechanic Probationer | |
| Boatswains Mate (PO 2nd Class) | |
| Gunners Mate/Ordnance Artificers Mate | |
| Wireless Petty Officer 2nd Class | |
| Wireless Petty Officer Probationer | |
| Yeoman of Signals Mate | |
| Helmsmans Mate | |
| Torpedo Petty Officer | |
| Petty Officer Carpenter | |
| Sailmakers Mate | |
| Sick Bay Mate | |
| Writer/Clerks Mate | |
| Master Sentinels Mate (ships police) | |
| Mannschaften | Men |
| Leading Seaman | |
| Leading Signalman | |
| Acting Leading Signalman | |
| Leading Stoker | |
| Leading Steward | |
| Leading Carpenters crew/hand | |
| Funkentelegraphieobergast | Leading Wireless Operator |
| Leading Artillery Mechanics crew/hand | |
| Torpedoobermatrose | Leading Torpedoman |
| Leading Torpedo Stoker | |
| Ordinary Seaman | |
| Torpedoman | |
| Stoker | |
| Torpedo Stoker | |
| Signalman | |
| Bakers crew/hand | |
| Wireless Operator | |
| Painters crew/hand | |
| Sanittsgast | Sick Bay Attendant |
| Tailors crew/hand | |
| Schuhmachersgast | Shoemakers crew/hand |
| Carpenters crew/hand | |
| War Volunteer Stoker | |
| Zivilpersonal | Civilian personnel |
| Offizierbarbier | Officers Barber |
| Officers Cook | |
| Washerman/Laundryman |
Abbreviations
| AWM | Australian War Memorial |
| BL | Breech-loading |
| EEACTC | Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company |
| ERA | Engine Room Artificer |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| GOC | General Officer Commanding |
| HAPAG | Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft |
| HIGMS | His Imperial German Majestys Ship |
| HMAS | His Majestys Australian Ship |
| HMS | His Majestys Ship |
| NAA | National Archives of Australia PO Petty Officer |
| RAN | Royal Australian Navy |
| RN | Royal Navy rpm revolutions per minute |
| SBS | Sick Berth Steward |
| SMS | Seiner Majestt Schiff |
| SS | Steamship |
| (T) | Torpedo |
| W/T | Wireless Telegraphy |
| Conversion Table | |
| 1 centimetre (cm) | 0.393 inches |
| 1 metre (m) | 3.280 feet (1.093 yards) |
| 1 kilometre (km) | 1,093 yards |
| 1 tonne | 0.984 (long) tons |
| 1 (long) ton | 1.016 tonnes |
| 1 pound (lb) | 0.453 kilograms |
| 1 inch (in) | 25.40 millimetres (mm) |
| 1 foot (ft) | 30.48 centimetres |
| 1 yard (yd) | 0.914 metres |
| 1 fathom (6 feet) | 1.828 metres |
| 1 cable (202 yards) | 185.2 metres |
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