From Guampedia (mostly):
The German SMS Cormoran pulled into Guam's neutral harbors in
1914 seeking fuel as well as safety from aggressive Japanese
forces. The ship however, was denied the supplies and was ordered
to stayput. After a change of Naval leadership on Guam, the
Cormoran's crew was welcomed as friends to the island, celebrating
among the locals and military personnel. But after 3 years, friends
became enemies overnight when the U.S. declared war against Germany
in 1917. U.S. forces were ordered to seize the Cormoran but its
captain would not give her up. The Cormoran’s skipper,
Captain Adalbert Zuckschwerdt, refused to surrender the ship,
maintaining that he and his crew of more than 350, including
several Chinese and Papua New Guineans, were willing to surrender,
but not the ship. The navy took note of the German crew preparing
to scuttle their ship and fired a warning shot over the bow of
Cormoran, which is often cited as the first shot fired by the U.S.
military in World War I. A total of seven crewmembers died during
this event. Their bodies were later recovered and buried at the
Agana naval cemetery in Old San Antonio (now East
Hagåtña). The sunken ship now rests at the bottom of
Apra Harbor, about half a mile out, SW from GZ.
THE CORMORAN
What's even more remarkable, is that another ship from WWII, the
Tokai Maru, coincidentally sank and landed right on top of the
Cormoran. That unique dive site could be the only place in the
world where you can touch a WWI and WWII sunken relic at the same
time.
THE TOKAI MARU
The posted coordinates take you to the first stage of this
cache. You must head to the graves of the fallen Cormoran crew
members and locate the missing coordinates for ground zero.
N 13° 2A.800 E 144° 3B.C41
A = The first or last number on the SMS Cormoran memorial
block.
B = On Blum's headstone, the total number of letters in his first
and last name.
C = The total number of German sailor headstones.
FTF gets a Cacheola pin. BYOP and please conceal the cache as
much as possible. Happy Caching!
If in doubt, you can check your coordinates for the final stage
on
Geochecker.com.
::::::::::::::::::::::CONGRATS TO JIMP59 & CJPINAULA
ON BEING FTF. NOT SURPRISED YOU GUYS VENTURED OUT TO THE CEMETERY
IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING.::::::::::::::::::::::