| 10.07.1909: |
Emden
is commissioned |
| -01.04.1910: |
Test and trials. Attached to the South East Asia squadron. |
| 12.04.1910: |
Sent to South East Asia via South America. Leaves Kiel. |
| 12.05.1910: |
Arrived in Montevideo, meets with the small cruiser Bremen
. |
| 17-30.05.1910: |
Visit to Buenos Aires. |
| 24.06.1910: |
After voyage around Cape Horn, the Emden
leaves Talcahunano to cross the Pacific. |
| 12.07.1910: |
Arrived in Tahiti. |
| 22.07.1910: |
Joins the German cruiser squadron at Samoa. |
| 27.10-19.11.1910: |
Based at the Jangtsekiang. |
| -Summer 1914: |
Various operations in South East Asia. |
| 31.07.1914: |
To prevent to be captured at the port of Tsingtau, the Emden
leaves the base just before the outbreak of the war. |
| 04.08.1914: |
Emden
captures the Russian steamer Rjäsan
which is refitted as auxiliary cruiser Cormoran
. |
| 12.08.1914: |
After a meeting with the other ships of the cruiser squadron at the Marianas, the Emden
is sent into the
Indian Ocean for commerce warfare. |
| 10.09.1914: |
Emden
captures the Greek freighter Pontoporos
. |
| -mid September 1914: |
Seven other ships are captured or sunk. |
| 22.09.1914: |
Emden
shells the oil storage at the port of Madras, causing heavy damage in the storage facilities. |
| 28.10.1914: |
In a night surprise attack, the Emden
enters the port of Penang. Equipped with a forth false funnel, the
Emden is able to deceive the Russian cruiser Schemtschug
, and sink the ship from a distance of only 300 meters. The French destroyer Mousquet
is sunk while the Emden
leaves the port. |
| 09.11.1914: |
While attacking the radio/cable station on the Cocos-Islands with a landing party, the Emden
is surprised by the Australian cruiser Sydney
. Outgunned by the Australian ship, the Emden
is wrecked in a two hour battle and is beached on a reef at the North Keeling Island. 134 of the 376 crew members are killed. |
| 1956: |
The wreck of the Emden
, is destroyed in a tropical storm. |
