What the records say
- When
- 28 Oct 1914
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 5.41° N, 100.35° E
- Location
- Penang Strait, off Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya
- Outcome
- German victory
- Belligerents
- Germany vs Russia, France, Great Britain
Battle of Penang
1914 naval battle of the First World War
The Battle of Penang was a surprise naval engagement by the Imperial German Navy's East Asia Squadron during the First World War that took place on 28 October 1914. The battle involved the German cruiser SMS Emden in the Penang Strait, which sank two Allied warships as part of its commerce raiding operations throughout the Indian Ocean.
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