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Scuttling of SMS Cormoran
Part of the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I

SMS Cormoran
DateApril 7, 1917
Location
Apra Harbor, Guam, Pacific Ocean
Result American victory
Belligerents
Scuttling of SMS Cormoran United States Scuttling of SMS Cormoran German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Roy Campbell Smith German Empire Adalbert Zuckschwerdt
Strength
Land:
3 artillery pieces
1 artillery battery
Sea:
Auxiliary cruiser Supply
Auxiliary cruiser Cormoran
Casualties and losses
none 9 killed
Cormoran scuttled
Surviving crew captured

The Scuttling of SMS Cormoran off Guam on April 7, 1917 was the result of the United States entry into World War I and the internment of the German merchant raider SMS Cormoran. The incident was the only hostile encounter between United States and German military forces during the Pacific Ocean campaign of the war.

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