Merriam Press Historical Fiction Series. SMS Goeben Operations in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea 1914-1918. This is the story of the last battlecruiser, the SMS Goeben and its operations in the Mediterranean. The Goeben is considered to be the longest commissioned dreadnought of all time, finally being paid off in the early 1960s. The impact of the Goeben odyssey during the early months of World War I reverberates throughout the world today. Illustrated, appendices. 197 6x9-inch pages, 30 illustrations, 15 tables, 2 charts, 7 maps.