Sinking of SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

Sinking of SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Part of the Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I
Date26 August 1914 (1914-08-26)
Location
off Río de Oro, Spanish Sahara
23°43′19″N 15°56′05″W / 23.7219°N 15.9347°W / 23.7219; -15.9347
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Henry T. Buller Max Reymann
Strength
1 protected cruiser 1 auxiliary cruiser
Casualties and losses
  • 1 killed
  • 6 wounded
  • 1 cruiser damaged
 1 cruiser scuttled

The Battle of Río de Oro was a single-ship action fought in August 1914 during the First World War, when HMS Highflyer attacked the German SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse off Río de Oro on the coast of Northwest Africa.

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