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Sailor Steve · 08-27-14, 07:40 AM

August 27:

SMS Karlsruhe arrives at São João to find Stadt Schleswig waiting. She only has 800 tons of coal, so Köhler transfers that to Patagonia and sends Stadt Schleswig to São Luís with the crew of Bowes Castle aboard. Knowing that the British sailors will give away his position Köhler immediately sets course for Fernando de Noronha.

SMS Emden arrives at Tanah Jampeia, and yet again the expected collier is not there. What is there is HNLMS Marten Harpertszoon Tromp, a coast defense ship the equivalent of a small protected cruiser, still much larger than Emden, carrying a pair of 24cm (9.4") and four 15cm (5.9"), all larger than Emden's battery of ten 10cm (4.1") guns. Tromp also carries 15cm armor on the belt and 20cm on her turrets. The crew of Emden are preparing for action when they see the other ship is flying the Dutch flag. The battle flags are quickly lowered and Emden enters the bay peacefully, with Tromp following. A collier is in the bay, but hopes are dashed when she turns out to also be Dutch.

Captain von Müller goes aboard Tromp and returns with the news that a German collier had indeed been in the harbor but had been sent away, as the creation of a German coaling point would be a violation of Dutch neutrality. Emden and Markomannia leave the harbor and head north, with Tromp escorting them to the three-mile limit. As soon as the Dutch ship is out of sight the Germans turn southward toward the Lombock Straits. Since there is a good chance of the cruiser being sighted in the narrow straits, Captain von Müller orders the rigging of a false fourth funnel, which will hopefully make the ship bear a resemblence to the British Yarmouth when seen from a distance. The fake is made of wood and sailcloth and raised forward of the real funnels. According to radio reports intercepted later the funnel apparantly did its job.

08-27-14, 07:40 AM	#168
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	August 27: SMS Karlsruhe arrives at São João to find Stadt Schleswig waiting. She only has 800 tons of coal, so Köhler transfers that to Patagonia and sends Stadt Schleswig to São Luís with the crew of Bowes Castle aboard. Knowing that the British sailors will give away his position Köhler immediately sets course for Fernando de Noronha. SMS Emden arrives at Tanah Jampeia, and yet again the expected collier is not there. What is there is HNLMS Marten Harpertszoon Tromp, a coast defense ship the equivalent of a small protected cruiser, still much larger than Emden, carrying a pair of 24cm (9.4") and four 15cm (5.9"), all larger than Emden's battery of ten 10cm (4.1") guns. Tromp also carries 15cm armor on the belt and 20cm on her turrets. The crew of Emden are preparing for action when they see the other ship is flying the Dutch flag. The battle flags are quickly lowered and Emden enters the bay peacefully, with Tromp following. A collier is in the bay, but hopes are dashed when she turns out to also be Dutch. Captain von Müller goes aboard Tromp and returns with the news that a German collier had indeed been in the harbor but had been sent away, as the creation of a German coaling point would be a violation of Dutch neutrality. Emden and Markomannia leave the harbor and head north, with Tromp escorting them to the three-mile limit. As soon as the Dutch ship is out of sight the Germans turn southward toward the Lombock Straits. Since there is a good chance of the cruiser being sighted in the narrow straits, Captain von Müller orders the rigging of a false fourth funnel, which will hopefully make the ship bear a resemblence to the British Yarmouth when seen from a distance. The fake is made of wood and sailcloth and raised forward of the real funnels. According to radio reports intercepted later the funnel apparantly did its job. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 09-13-14 at 11:59 AM.