SMS Magdeburg was a light cruiser of the Imperial German Navy, launched in the early 1910s. She was part of the "Magdeburg" class and was named after the city of Magdeburg in Germany. The ship played a role in naval operations during World War I. One notable event involving SMS Magdeburg occurred in 1914 when she was stranded on a sandbank near the coast of Estonia.
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