What the records say
- When
- 7 Apr 1917
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 13.43° N, 144.67° E
- Description
- Scuttling of the German auxiliary cruiser SMS Cormoran in April 1917 in Guam
- Naval
- yes
- War
- World War I
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Scuttling of SMS Cormoran
The Scuttling of SMS Cormoran off Guam on April 7, 1917 was the result of the United States entry into World War I and the internment of the German merchant raider SMS Cormoran. The incident was the only hostile encounter between United States and German military forces during the Pacific Ocean campaign of the war.
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