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German cruiser SMS Emden attacked by HMAS Sydney, WW1The German light cruiser SMS Emden attacked by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914, at the Battle of Cocos. Date: 1914
Sinking of the EmdenThe predatory German cruiser Emden is sunk upon coral reef by the Australians
German cruiser SMS Emden, WW1The German light cruiser SMS Emden after being attacked by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914, at the Battle of Cocos. Escaping crew can be seen in a boat in the foreground. 1914
Constantinople - SMS Emden Hellmuth von MuckeSurvivors from the German Cruiser SMS Emden - a Captain (Hellmuth von Mucke), 3 officers and 30 men at Constantinople, Turkey - 5th May 1915
Duke of Yorks Theatre, LondonScene outside the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London. The theatre, designed by architect Walter Emden was opened on 10 September 1892 although it started life as the Trafalgar Square Theatre
Emden Shells MadrasThe German cruiser Emden bombards the oil tanks in the harbour of Madras, India, and causes substantial damage to shipping. But she, too, will be destroyed
Battle of Cocos, Indian Ocean, WW1Battle of Cocos, Indian Ocean, 9 November 1914, between the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German light cruiser SMS Emden, First World War. The Australia ship won. 1914
Karl Friedrich Max von Muller, German naval officerKarl Friedrich Max von Muller (1873-1923), German naval officer, mostly famously of the light cruiser SMS Emden during the First World War. Date: circa 1914
Simon BosboomSIMON BOSBOOM German architect and sculptor, born in Emden, employed by the Elector of Brandenburg, worked in the Netherlands. Date: 1614 - 1670
EMDEN POSTCARDThis German light cruiser was very successful during the first months of the war under her captain Muller, but she was sunk by HMS Sydney in November 1914 1914
Men of the Australian Navy in Great War Deeds, WW1Men of the Australian Navy, on board the HMAS Sydney, cheering and crying as the defeated and sinking German cruiser Emden turned to run ashore
Hellmuth von Mucke, German naval officerHellmuth von Mucke (1881-1957), German naval officer, most famously 1st Officer of the light cruiser SMS Emden during the First World War. Date: circa 1914
Madras fuel tanks on fire, WWIOil tanks of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, a subsidiary of the Burmah Oil Company, on fire in Madras (now Chennai), India
Smoke from shelled fuel tanks in MadrasThick black smoke pouring from shelled fuel tanks in Madras (now Chennai), India, hit by the German light cruiser SMS Emden in World War One. Date: 22nd September 1914
Damage from SMS Emden in Madras, India, WWIDamaged building in Madras (now Chennai), India, after shelling by German light cruiser SMS Emden on 22nd September 1914 during World War One. Date: 22nd September 1914
Anglo-Persian Oil fuel tanks burning in MadrasAnglo-Persian Oil, a subsidiary of the Burmah Oil Company, fuel tanks (agents Shaw Wallace) burning in Madras (now Chennai), India
Sailing club in Madras damaged by SMS EmdenThe sailing club building on the beach in Madras (now Chennai), India, damaged by a shell fired from the German light cruiser SMS Emden in World War One
Silhouette of German cruisers 1914Silhouettes showing the appearance of some of the well-know German cruisers which were roaming the seas in search of British merchantmen. Date: 1914
Emden Bombards IndiaThe German cruiser Emden cruises the Indian Ocean doing what damage she can : she shells the Anglo-Persian oil installation near Madras - seen burning here. 22nd September 1914
Damaged by the EmdenThe German cruiser Emden cruises the Indian Ocean doing what damage she can : she shells the Anglo-Persian oil installation near Madras - seen burning here. 22nd September 1914
HMAS Sydney landing party, Direction Island, WW1Landing party of HMAS Sydney in a rowing boat, just about to arrive at Direction Island, in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, during the early part of the First World War
LIGHT CRUISER EMDENLaunched in 1908, the German light cruiser Emden was highly successful during the early part of the Great War, before being sunk by HMS Sydney in November 1914 Date: circa 1914
Sydney Destroys EmdenAustralian cruiser Sydney destroys the German raider Emden off North Keeling Island
Hms Sydney Attacks EmdenHMS Sydney opens fire on the German cruiser Emden
Dortmund-Ems CanalOpened in 1899, this canal links Dortmund and Emden. The remarkable Hanrichenburg raises ships 14 metres : it will be replaced in 1962 and become a museum