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Updated: September 21, 2025
Among the German cruisers other than those of Admiral van Spee's squadron, the exploits of the Emden are best known, and reminiscent of the Alabama's famous cruise in the American Civil War. It may be noted, however, as indicative of changed conditions, that the Emden's depredations covered only two months instead of two years.
One of the two French destroyers suddenly dived, head-first, into the sea, one of the Emden's submerged torpedoes having dealt her a deathblow. A shell sped over the stern of the Sylph, but did no damage. Then, calmly, almost ignoring. the remaining ships of the allied fleet, the Emden put about, and made off. Her raid had been successful, and it was another victory for the Kaiser.
The latter made no protest when Jack ordered him to step aboard the Sylph's small boat, and did so without a word. Immediately, the little craft turned about and put back to the Sylph, leaving the other small craft to attend to the rest of the German survivors. Of the Emden's crew Of 361 officers and men, there were less than 75 left alive.
"Full speed ahead!" commanded Lord Hastings. The Sylph leaped quickly forward, as the bell tinkled the signal to the engine-room, running rapidly to get out of range of the Emden's guns and torpedoes. Several times, without reducing the speed of his ship, Lord Hastings swerved in his course, and thus spoiled the aim of the German gunners. And then the Emden's shells began to fall short.
Nature, he had observed, operates alike in small things and great, and that sheet of water, though thin as a wafer, alarmed him. He thought it was better to give a false warning than withhold a true one; he ran to his horse, jumped on him, and spurred away. His horse was fast and powerful, and carried him in three minutes back to Emden's farm. The farmer had gone to bed.
The most daring adventure of Captain von Müller, the Emden's skipper, was now carried out in the harbor of Penang, on the west side of the Malay Peninsula.
It was slower than that of the Emden, but far more deadly. A shell struck upon the Emden's deck near the forward smokestack and burst. Iron and steel flew high in the air and came down in a deadly hail, killing and maiming many members of the crew. The smokestack toppled to the deck, pinioning many more beneath it. Quickly a squad of men sprang forward and soon cleared away the wreckage.
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