Fanning Raid
The Fanning Raid was an action of the First World War involving a successful German attack on the Fanning island cable relay station. Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee sent the light cruiser SMS Nürnberg along with the collier Titania to attack the station on 7 September 1914 while his East Asia Squadron was crossing the Pacific, en route to South America.
| Fanning Raid | |||||||
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| Part of World War I | |||||||
SMS Nurnberg | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | German Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Superintendent A. Smith | Maximilian von Spee | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | Light cruiser Nürnberg | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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communications station destroyed 2,000 pounds in material damage | none | ||||||
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