Although not at Coronel, SMS Emden is included here as she was part of the East German Asiatic Squadron. Under the command of Captain Karl von Müller she became one of the most famous ships of WW1.

After her departure from von Spee’s East Asia Squadron, she proceeded to the Indian Ocean where she terrorised the area for three months before finally being caught. During this time she managed to destroy nearly 20 allied ships with a total tonnage between 75,000 and 80,000 tons, as well as capturing several others for their stores.

Finally on November 9th 1914 she was caught by the cruiser HMS Sydney and after a one sided fight was force aground and destroyed, over 130 of her crew lost their lives.