Talk:SMS Nürnberg (1906)

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I'm having a problem with the September 8 date for the dispatching of SMS Nurnberg to Honolulu, which is given in every article concerning the movements of Graf Spee's squadron. Most of the articles are accompanied by a map showing Nurnberg as being dispatched from Eniwetok, where the squadron recoaled on August 20, and rejoining the group at Christmas Island, which is usually given as September 6. On that same evening Nurnberg was sent to Fanning Island to destroy the wireless station there. It's possible she was sent to Honolulu a second time on the 8th, but the map doesn't show it and it's not mentioned that this is a second trip.

According to the well-researched book Graf Spee's Raiders: Challenge to the Royal Navy 1914-1915, by Keith Yates, Naval Institue Press 1995 Nurnberg was dispatched from Eniwetok on August 22 and rejoined Spee on the afore-mentioned September 6.

I am reluctunt to changed the article without discussing it first, as I could be wrong and I don't want to cause trouble for whoever would have to follow it up.

Steven E. Bradfield Sebradfield (talk) 17:50, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have to agree with Sebradfield about the September 8 date being in error. Hawaiian newspapers from that year report Nurnberg arriving in Honolulu on July 1st, and then leaving suddenly on July 27th, but no definite reports until her return to Honolulu on September 1st. Even then, she was allowed to load only enough coal to get her to the nearest German port (750 tons). As was the case in August, there was little news of her whereabouts for some time after that, and I could find nothing about her returning to Honolulu again. It could be possible Spee gave orders on September 8th, but then rescinded them due to concern there may be British, Australian and Japanese warships lying in wait. KMJKWhite (talk) 02:24, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Here and here. Parsecboy (talk) 13:14, 8 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]