Battle of Rufiji Delta

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Kreuzer Königsberg zerschossen

Die Blockierung des Kleinen Kreuzers Königsberg im Rufiji-Fluss

Cruiser “Königsberg” trapped by sinking of an English ship in the mouth of the Ausidji River

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Kreuzer Königsberg zerschossen

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Kreuzer Königsberg zerschossen

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Kreuzer Königsberg zerschossen

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Kreuzer Königsberg zerschossen

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Kreuzer Königsberg zerschossen

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Kreuzer Königsberg zerschossen

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Kreuzer Königsberg zerschossen

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Kreuzer Königsberg zerschossen

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Krater, Granatloch

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Zum Photo aufgestellt vor der "Königsberg"

Royal Navy Captain Drury-Lowe commanded the light cruiser HMS Chatham and supporting naval force which located and trapped the German cruiser SMS Konigsberg in the Rufiji River, German East Africa, in the autumn of 1914. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections.

Die Blockierung des Kleinen Kreuzers Königsberg im Rufiji-Fluss

Auxiliary ships of the small cruiser Königsberg in hiding at the mouth of the Rufiji in East Africa. From left to right: Rovuma, Tomondo, Hedwig