Description: IMPERIAL DEFENCE WW1 MAP "OPERATIONS OF S.M.S. KARLSRUHE OFFTHE NORTH EAST COAST OF BRAZIL in 1914" Prepared in the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence and Published by the Ordnance Survey, 1919. (Ref. 12)Sheet map folded in good condition showing mine fields. No marks, no holes, no tears.Overall size unfolded approx: 21.75(h) ins. x 27.0(w) ins. Size folded approx: 8.25 ins x 5.25 ins.This is a genuine map and not a copy, facsimile or computer generated image.Please see my other auctions/sale for similar. PAYPAL only. UK P&P £1.75. Posted folded. Combined postage available.Historic Note: The Committee of Imperial Defence was an important ad hoc part of the Government of the United Kingdom and the British Empire from just after the Second Boer War until the start of the Second World War. It was responsible for research, and some co-ordination, on issues of military strategy.S.M.S. Karlsruhe was a light cruiser of the Karlsruhe class built by the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). She had one sister ship, SMS Rostock; the ships were very similar to the previous Magdeburg-class cruisers. The ship was laid down in 1911, launched in November 1912, and completed by January 1914. Armed with twelve 10.5 cm SK L/45 guns, Karlsruhe had a top speed of 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph), which allowed her to escape from British cruisers during her career. After her commissioning, Karlsruhe was assigned to overseas duties in the Caribbean. She arrived in the area in July 1914, days before the outbreak of World War I. Once the war began, she armed the passenger liner SS Kronprinz Wilhelm, but while the ships were transferring equipment, British ships located them and pursued Karlsruhe Her superior speed allowed her to escape, after which she operated off the northeastern coast of Brazil. Here, she captured or sank sixteen ships. While en route to attack the shipping lanes to Barbados on 4 November 1914, a spontaneous internal explosion destroyed the ship and killed the majority of the crew. The survivors used one of Karlsruhe's colliers to return to Germany in December 1914.
Price: 19.95 GBP
Location: Broadstone, Dorset
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Documents & Maps
Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
Era: 1914-1945
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Country/ Organization: Great Britain
Service: Royal Navy
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
