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Battle of Rufiji Delta
The Battle of the Rufiji Delta was fought in German East Africa (modern Tanzania) from October 1914 – July 1915 during the First World War, between the German light cruiser , and a powerful group of British warships. The battle was a series of attempts to sink the blockaded German cruiser that eventually resulted in the destruction of ''Königsberg''.
==Background==
In 1914, the most powerful German ship in the Indian Ocean was the light cruiser ''Königsberg''. After an engine failure, ''Königsberg''—along with her supply ship ''Somali''—sought refuge in the delta of the Rufiji River in order to hide while her damaged machinery was transported overland to Dar es Salaam for repair. The British cruiser discovered ''Königsberg'' in the delta towards the end of October. On 5 November, two additional British cruisers— and —arrived at the scene, and blockaded the German ship in the delta. In early November, ''Chatham'' opened fire at long range and set fire to ''Somali'', but she failed to hit ''Königsberg'', which promptly moved further upstream. The British ships were more powerful than ''Königsberg'', but were unable to navigate the delta. The crew of ''Königsberg'' disguised their ship so it looked like the forest around the delta.
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