Jul 4, 2016 - Explore mike's board "titanic and other ship wrecks 1900-1920" on Pinterest. Battle of … See more ideas about naval history, warship, naval. The wreck remains in the harbor, but several artifacts, including her bell and compass, have been returned to Germany. The Battle of Cocos was a single-ship action that occurred on 9 November 1914, after the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney (under the command of John Glossop) responded to an attack on a communications station at Direction Island by the German light cruiser SMS Emden (commanded by Karl von Müller).. After the retreat of the German East Asia Squadron from Southeast Asia, Emden … Rear Admiral Cradock had his squadron reinforced by the armoured cruiser Good Hope. Naoko Kimura was inspired by her infant daughter putting her toys in her mouth During the Battle of Coronel, Graf von Spee's fleet overpowered the Royal Navy and 1,600 British sailors perished. The WW1 Falkland Islands clash followed the Battle of Coronel, fought off the coast of Chile in November 1914. Contents. 2.1 World War I. The Battle of Coronel. HMS Monmouth engaged at the Battle of Coronel on 1st November 1914 in the First World War. . May 5, 2015 - The first major naval battle of the First World War, fought on 1st November 1914: shocking Britain with the loss of her ships to Admiral Graf Spee’s Pacific Squadron and the death of Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock. The survivors formed up on deck, gave three cheers for the Kaiser and abandoned ship, only 200 were saved from the freezing water. HMS Otranto was an armed merchant cruiser requisitioned by the Royal Navy when World War I began in 1914. The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a First World War naval action between the British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 in the South Atlantic. The Scharnhorst, flagship of Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee’s East Asia Squadron, was sunk on December 8, 1914, during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, a crucial naval battle in the early days of WWI. HMS Inflexible was an Invincible-class battlecruiser of the British Royal Navy.She was built before World War I and had an active career during the war. By the time firing started the sun was just below the horizon, reversing the visibility advantage. HMS Good Hope was the flagship of Rear Admiral James Craddock. "The site of the wrecks can now be protected." The Battle of the Falkland Islands followed the Battle of Coronel, fought off the coast of Chile in November 1914, where Graf von Spee’s fleet overpowered the Royal Navy and in which 1,600 British sailors perished. Jan 10, 2020 - German WWI wreck Scharnhorst discovered off Falklands - BBC News. 2.1.1 Battle of Coronel; 2.1.2 Battle of the Falkland Islands; 2.1.3 Battle of Más a Tierra; 2.2 Aftermath; 3 Notes. 1 Design; 2 Service history. The wreck of a World War One German armoured cruiser has been located off the Falkland Islands, where it was sunk by the British navy 105 years ago. The British, after their defeat at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November, sent a large force to track down and destroy the German cruiser squadron. The Battle of Coronel took place on 1 November 1914 off the coast of central Chile. Photography Subjects. 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