Brown on Resolution · Character

Ziethen Brown

The German raider whose name Albert bears and whose damaged hull lies in the Galapagos lagoon, the object of the entire hunt.

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Also known as Ziethen, The Ziethen

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The German armoured cruiser Ziethen, under Captain von Lutz, engages and destroys the Charybdis in a fierce battle.

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Ziethen is a powerful German light cruiser detached from von Spee's squadron to raid British shipping, and her captain von Lutz has brought her to Resolution for repairs after a collision. She is both a weapon of war and, in the novel's symbolic scheme, a kind of paternity — the hostile force that gave Albert his name and that he now must resist alone. Her presence in the lagoon turns a desolate island into a battlefield of one man against a ship.

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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The Hunt for von Spee
The German armoured cruiser Ziethen, under Captain von Lutz, engages and destroys the Charybdis in a fierce battle.
XI
The German ship that rescues Brown; her crew includes Captain von Lutz, a sublieutenant, a surgeon, and a sickbay steward.
XII
The ship is careening under Resolution's cliffs; Brown escapes from it.
XIII
The German armoured cruiser Ziethen is immobilized in the lagoon, undergoing repairs, and becomes the target of Brown's sniper attack.
XIV
The German cruiser itself is the focus of Brown's attacks. Its crew is shown preparing for a major landing operation, using screens and machine guns to suppress Brown's fire, and launching boats to land on the seaward side of the island.
XV
The German ship from which the landing party is deployed; machine guns and rifles open fire to suppress Brown.
XVI
The German cruiser Ziethen, under Captain von Lutz, suffers further casualties from Brown's sniping and is forced to suspend repairs and re-moor, delaying its departure.
XVII
The German raider Ziethen is one of the intended recipients of Schmidt's broadcast warning about the British battle cruiser.
XVIII
The German cruiser, central to the naval engagement; repairs are completed but the ship is detained by Brown's resistance.
XIX
The German armoured cruiser; its landing party is recalled and struggles to evacuate due to casualties and difficult terrain.
XX
The missing German armoured cruiser, detached before Coronel, whose whereabouts are a key puzzle for Captain Saville-Samarez.
Chapter XXI
The German cruiser is hunted and destroyed by Leopard and Penzance; all hands perish.

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