SMS Geier incident

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SMS Geier Incident
Part of Part of Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I
SMS Geier
Date October – November 1914 Location Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States Result SMS Geier and Locksun interned
Belligerents
United States Territory of Hawaii  Japan	Germany
Strength
United States Territory of Hawaii Fort Shafter Fort Kamehameha  Japan Japanese battleship Hizen Japanese cruiser Asama	SMS Geier Collier Locksun
Casualties and losses
None	All crew of the ships were interned

The SMS Geier Incident was an incident involving the German unprotected cruiser SMS Geier and the collier Locksun that went sailed into Honolulu during World War I. This increased some tensions between Germany and the United States during the war.