Historical background
SMS HELA
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SMS HELA before conversion. Source: Photo Archive German Maritime Museum
Historical Background
After the beginning of the First World War SMS HELA was part of the 4th Scouting Group (IV. Aufklärungsgruppe) and had ordered to secure the German Bight. The ship take part at the Battle of Heligoland at 28.08. 1914. The HELA sunk at 13.09. 1914 south off Heligoland through Torpedo from British submarine E 9. Two crew members died.
literature
- E. Gröner, Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815 - 1945. Panzerschiffe, Linienschiffe, Schlachtschiffe, Flugzeugträger, Kreuzer, Kanonenboote, Bd. 1 (München 1982).
- H. Hildebrandt/ A. Röhr/ H.-O. Steinmetz, Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe. Biographien, ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart, Bd. 4 (Herford 1981).
- Reichmarineamt (Hrsg.) Deutsche Kriegsflotte, Band IV, Kleine Kreuzer. Heft 6: Gefion, Hela, Gazelle (Berlin 1907).
Multi-Beam scan of the wreck of the SMS HELA. © German Aerospace Center – Institute for the Protection of Maritime Infrastructures Bremerhaven
Multi-Beam scan of the wreck of the SMS HELA.
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