Maritime record MDO20102 - Nurnberg

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German light cruiser, sunk as British target vessel

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German light cruiser, salvaged from Scapa Flow, subsequently used as a gun target. Sunk by gunfire from HMS Repulse

Position 50 8.17 N 1 41.74 W taken from (1)


<1> Wendes, D, 2006, South Coast Shipwrecks off East Dorset & Wight 1870 - 1979 (Monograph). SDO10496.

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  • <1> Monograph: Wendes, D. 2006. South Coast Shipwrecks off East Dorset & Wight 1870 - 1979.

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Grid reference SZ 21850 26250 (point)
Map sheet SZ22NW

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1727

Record last edited

Sep 16 2008 10:43AM

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