SMS Ariadne |
Type: |
Cruiser |
Class: |
Gazelle |
Builder: |
A.G. Wesser Bremen, Germany |
Hull Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
August 10, 1900 |
Keel Laid: |
1899 |
Commissioned |
May 18, 1901 |
Fate: |
Sunk Aug. 28, 1914 at the Battle of the Heligoland Bight by HM Battlecruisers Lion, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Royal. Location: North Sea, 38 miles west of Heligoland Island. (54.08N-06.58E) 95 crewmen killed, survivors picked up by SMS Danzig and SMS Stralsund. |
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Page published Oct. 21, 2018 |