German naval officers at dinner in the wardroom: Battle of Coronel on 1st November 1914 in the First World WarĪt the outbreak of the First World War the main German High Seas Fleet was quickly blockaded into the complex of naval bases along the short German North Sea shore and into the Baltic by the British Grand Fleet and the Royal Navy ships stationed on the east coast of Britain. Canopus was 250 miles from the action and took no part, although a ship of Cradock’s squadron. HMS Canopus: obsolete worn out Battleship-completed in 1897-12,950 tons-main armament 4 X 12 inch and 12 X 6 inch guns-maximum speed 16.5 knots. HMS Otranto: auxiliary cruiser (ex-civilian liner)-12,100 tons- main armament 6 X 4.6 inch guns: maximum speed 18 knots. HMS Glasgow: Light Cruiser-completed in 1911-4,800 tons-main armament 2 X 6 inch and 10 X 4 inch guns-maximum speed 25 knots. The lower guns could only be used in calm waters and probably were not brought into action at Coronel. ![]() The Monmouth, also of nearly 10,000 tons, carried no gun larger than a 6 inch.’īoth these ships mounted 6 inch guns in casemates on the sides of the ship. She was an immense target and much under-gunned for her displacement. ![]() The Times History of the Great War states of these two ships: ‘The Good Hope represented one of the worst and most expensive types of ship ever built for the Navy in modern times. Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock’s second armoured cruiser HMS Monmouth: Battle of Coronel on 1st November 1914 in the First World War
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