The first of the "four stackers" of which there were fourteenKAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE of 1897. The first German
ship to win the Blue Ribband
Became an auxiliary cruiser on August 4th 1914. Encountered
H.M.S. HIGHFLYER whilst taking on coal off Rio Del Oro,
Spanish West Africa. After a battle of 90 minuets the KAISER
ran out of ammunition and the captain ordered her to be scuttled,
so this card is wrong - she was not sunk by the "HIGHFLYER".
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