Fanning Raid

Fanning Raid
	Part of World War I
	; SMS Nurnberg
Date	7 September 1914
Location	Fanning Island, Pacific Ocean
Result	German victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Superintendent A. Smith	Maximilian von Spee
Strength
unknown	Light cruiser Nürnberg
Casualties and losses
communications station destroyed; 2,000 pounds in material damage	none

The Fanning Raid was an action of the First World War involving a successful German attack on the Fanning island cable relay station. Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee sent the light cruiser SMS Nürnberg along with the collier Titania to attack the station on 7 September 1914 while his East Asia Squadron was crossing the Pacific, en route to South America.

^ Taltavall, J.B. (1 Nov 1914). "How the Fanning Island Cable Station Was Captured and Destroyed by the Germans". Telegraph and Telephone Age. Vol. 32 (21 ed.). New York, New York. p. 586.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)