SMS Möwe
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | SMS Möwe | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | armed merchantman | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | German Reich | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Imperial German Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War I | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Nearest coast | Norway | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 61.2000, 5.8333 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SMS Möwe (German pronunciation: [ˈmøːvə]; German: Seagull) was a merchant raider of the Imperial German Navy which operated against Allied shipping during World War I.
Disguised as a neutral cargo ship to enable it to get close to targets, the Möwe was effective at commerce raiding, sinking 40 ships in the course of the war.
Location
- Recorded position: 61.2000, 5.8333 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Norway
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SMS Möwe (1914) (revision 1371476021), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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