Scuttling of SMS Cormoran

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Scuttling of SMS Cormoran
Part of the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I
SMS Cormoran
Date April 7, 1917 Location Apra Harbor, Guam, Pacific Ocean Result American victory
Belligerents
United States	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Roy Campbell Smith	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.