WARSHIPS BY LINER DESIGNS
sMS emden - 1914
IMPERIAL GERMAN NAVY
This plucky little cruiser wreaked havoc on Allied shipping lanes around Australia at the start of the First World War. Her gunfight with the Australian cruiser Sydney would go on to become the stuff of legends.
HMAS SYDNEY - 1914
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
Sydney cemented her place in history by becoming the first vessel to win a victory for the fledgling Royal Australian Navy. When learning of SMS Emden’s attack on a nearby wireless station, Sydney wasted no time in chasing the foe down.