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((DISPLAYTITLE:Sinking of SS ''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse''))
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((Infobox military conflict
 |conflict    = Sinking of ((nowr|SS ''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse''))
 |partof      = the [[Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I]]
 |image       = Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse fight painting 1914.jpg
 |image_size  = 300
 |date        = ((start date|1914|08|26|df=y))
 |place       = off [[Río de Oro]], [[Spanish Sahara]]
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 |result      = British victory
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 |commander1  = ((flagd|United Kingdom|naval)) Henry T. Buller
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The '''Battle of Río de Oro''' was a [[single-ship action]] fought in August 1914 during the [[World War I|First World War]], when ((HMS|Highflyer|1898|6)) attacked the German ((SS|Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse)) off [[Río de Oro]] on the coast of Northwest Africa.

== Background ==
Under the command of Max Reymann, [[Imperial German Navy]] ship ((SS|Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse)) was originally a [[passenger liner]], built in 1897, part of the German [[merchant fleet]] until requisitioned for service at the outbreak of World War I and fitted with six 4-inch guns and two 37-millimeter guns. The German vessel set steam for a [[commerce raiding]] mission in the Atlantic Ocean.

Commanded by Henry T. Buller, [[Royal Navy]] ship ((HMS|Highflyer|1898|6)) was a protected cruiser built in 1898 with eleven [[QF 6 inch /40 naval gun|6-inch gun]]s, nine [[QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder gun]]s, six [[Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers|3-pounder gun]]s and two [[torpedo tube]]s. She had been detached to support the 5th Cruiser Squadron in hunting the German raider.

== Battle ==
[[File:HMS Highflyer AWM 302207.jpeg|thumb|''[[HMS Highflyer (1898)|HMS Highflyer]]'']]

The battle of 26 August 1914 began when the German raider ''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse'' was caught by surprise in a harbour, taking on coal from three German and Austro-Hungarian [[Collier (ship type)|collier]]s. ''Highflyer'', greatly outgunning the German auxiliary cruiser, first demanded surrender, but the German commander argued that the British had violated Spain's neutrality.

The British disregarded this because the Germans had already violated Spain's neutrality by taking over a week to resupply in a neutral port. So a battle began: from 15:10 to 16:45 the two ships bombarded each other, sometimes dodging the shots. Eventually, ''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse'' exhausted her ammunition and sought to flee the battle. The crew then scuttled the ship, made it to shore and escaped into the [[Saharan Desert]].

== Aftermath ==
[[File:Kaiser wilhelm der grosse 01.jpg|thumb|((SS|Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse||2))]]
British sources at the time insisted the German auxiliary cruiser was sunk by ''Highflyer''(('))s crew but eventually stories from the surviving German seamen began to circulate, thus ending Britain's claim. Regardless of whether the ship was sunk by the British or scuttled by the Germans, the British were still responsible for the raider's demise.

''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse'' became the first passenger liner to sink during World War I. The wreck of the German commerce raider was identifiable because its starboard side remained above the waterline until the ship was scrapped in 1952. One British soldier was killed in the battle and six others were wounded. German casualties are unknown.

== See also ==
* [[Battle of Trindade]]

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
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* ((cite book|last1=Colledge|first=J. J.|author-link1=J. J. Colledge|last2=Warlow|first2=B.|date=2006|title=Ships of the Royal Navy|title-link=Ships of the Royal Navy|location=London|publisher=Chatham|isbn=9781861762818))
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== External links ==

* [http://www.greatoceanliners.net/kwdg.html The Great Ocean Liners: ''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse'']
* [http://lostliners.com/content/?p=1 Lostliners: ''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse'']
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/liners/kaiser_wilhelm_der_grosse/kaiser_wilhelm_der_grosse.htm Maritimequest ''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse'' photo gallery]


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