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that was ultimately unsuccessful, with his own ship patrolling off the Brazilian coast. At the beginning of January 1918, the ship was en route to Sierra Leone, where she arrived on the 16th. Departing four days later, the ship reached Gibraltar on 30 January and continued onwards to Portsmouth where
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departed Coronel at 09:15 after having picked up the squadron's mail and rendezvoused with the rest of the squadron four hours later. Cradock ordered his ships to form line abreast with a distance of 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) between ships to maximise visibility at 13:50 and steered
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cleared the harbour by 09:45 and was ordered by Sturdee to trail Spee's ships, keeping out of range, and to inform him of their actions. The last of the British ships left the harbor by 10:30 and Sturdee ordered "General chase". The battlecruisers were the fastest ships present and inexorably began
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was only lightly damaged by five hits, of which the most serious was a shell that detonated on the waterline and tore a hole about 6 square feet (0.56 m) in size that flooded one compartment. The ship's casualties numbered four lightly wounded ratings and some parrots that the crew had
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so the British fired several additional salvos at 19:25. The German captain had mustered his surviving crewmen on deck preparatory to abandoning ship, but the ship's flag could not be reached because it was surrounded by flames, and the British shells wrought havoc on the assembled crew.
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even after he returned to England. The German cruiser successfully evaded the searching British for months by hiding in the maze of bays and channels surrounding Tierra del Fuego. She began moving up the Chilean coast in February 1915 until she was unexpectedly spotted by
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was en route home, but the ship had been paid off at Gibraltar by 1 May. By 1 July, she had been recommissioned and was en route to Britain again. By 18 July, the ship had been reduced to reserve in Portsmouth and she was paid off there on 2 February 1920.
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to refuel in early December, the British ships were surprised by the Germans who withdrew when they realized the number of ships that Sturdee had under his command. They pursued the retreating Germans and sank four of their five ships in the
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which was shared with the other Town-class ships was the sizable gap between the bottom of the gun shields and the deck, which allowed shell splinters to pass through the gap, giving large numbers of leg injuries in the ships' gun crews.
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to complain that his ship was under Chilean protection. Luce told him that the question of neutrality could be settled by diplomats and that he would destroy the German ship unless she surrendered. By the time that Canaris returned to
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and she was hit twice in the next salvo, forcing Luce to fall back. This was repeated several times which allowed the two armoured cruisers to make up some of the distance. An hour later, the Germans scattered in different directions;
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shipping off the South American coast, although she was unsuccessful in locating one commerce raider active in the South Atlantic in early 1916. The ship was transferred to the Adriatic Sea in mid-1918 and played a minor role in the
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with his forward six-inch gun at 14:45 at a range of about 12,000 yards (11,000 m). One of his shells struck the German ship and she turned to allow her broadside guns to fire back. The first salvo narrowly missed
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on the afternoon of 29 October and delayed entering Coronel for two days with Cradock's permission to avoid being trapped by the fast German ships. A German supply ship was already there and radioed Spee that
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and high seas, however, prevented the use of half of those guns as they were too close to the water. He also wanted to use the setting sun to his advantage so that its light would blind the German gunners.
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and down by the bow, having extinguished her fires, 10 minutes later. She was trying to turn north to put her stern to the heavy northerly swell and was taking water at the bow. There was little that
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had entered the harbour around twilight. The cruiser departed on the morning of 1 November, but Spee had already made plans to catch her when informed of her presence the previous evening.
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could do to assist the larger ship as the moonlight illuminated both ships and the Germans were searching for them. He broke contact with her at 20:50 and was finally able to report to
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sub-class were officially rated as second-class cruisers suitable for a variety of roles including both trade protection and duties with the fleet. They were 453 feet (138.1 m)
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on fire. Five minutes later, the German ship had ceased firing and the British ships closed to 5,000 yards (4,600 m) to see if she would surrender. One last gun fired, and
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in the lead, steering south-easterly at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) at 18:18. As the sixteen 21-centimetre (8.3 in) guns aboard the armoured cruisers
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to pick up any messages from the Admiralty and acquire intelligence regarding German activities. The cruiser began to pick up radio signals from the light cruiser
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Upon arrival at Port Stanley on 7 December, Sturdee informed his captains that he planned to recoal the entire squadron the following day from the two available
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helping to sink one of the German light cruisers. She was one of the ships tasked to hunt down the sole survivor which she finally did, together with another
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fired two green flares at 20:12 and the British ships closed to within 500 yards (460 m) and lowered boats to rescue the Germans at 20:45. Their ship
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were only matched by the two 9.2-inch (234 mm) guns on his flagship, he needed to close the range to bring his more numerous 6-inch guns to bear. The
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was protected by 6 inches of armour, with the gun shields having 3-inch (76 mm) armour, as did the ammunition hoists. As the protective deck was at
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moved to the Atlantic coast of South America and searched for German ships, mostly around the estuary of the River Plate. On 9 October she departed for
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Spee immediately turned to close and signalled his ships to open fire at 19:04, when the range closed to 12,300 yards (11,200 m). Spee's flagship,
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arrived back in Simon's Town for another refit that was completed on 27 December, after which the ship returned to South America after a diversion to
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fought almost an entirely separate battle as the German armoured cruisers generally ignored her and she inconclusively duelled the light cruisers
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and to begin the search for the East Asia Squadron, believed to be running for home around the tip of South America, the day after. Vice-Admiral
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opened fire, Luce justifying his action by deeming it an unfriendly act by an interned ship that had frequently violated Chilean neutrality.
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on the 29th. Three days later, the ship set sail for the South American coast where she resumed patrolling for German ships. On 14 October,
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closed on the German ship at full speed, trusting to her armour to keep out the 105-millimetre (4.1 in) shells, while the unarmoured
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noticed a pig swimming in the water and, after nearly being drowned by the frightened pig, succeeded in rescuing him. The crew named him
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and coal, with 1,353 long tons (1,375 t) of coal and 256 long tons (260 t) tons of oil carried, which gave a range of 5,830
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s crew was busy loading coal and did not spot the signal. Luce ordered a saluting gun fired to focus attention on the signal.
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hoisted a white flag four minutes later as she was already on fire and holed at her waterline. A boat brought Lieutenant
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area on another unsuccessful search for German ships. They proceeded to search up the southern coast of Chile as far as
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so that they would remain stable in the event of flooding above the armoured deck. This, however, resulted in the ships
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was ordered to ground herself in the harbour while the light cruiser continued north and met the armoured cruiser
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arrived at Abrolhos Rocks on 22 January 1917, Smith had to coordinate the search for the commerce raider
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with the information, but the battleship could not see Sturdee's flagship to relay the information, only
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when she continued to try to close the range. About 19:50 her forward magazine exploded and blew off her
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and machinery, 1 inch (25 mm) over the steering gear and 0.75 inches (19 mm) elsewhere. The
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claimed that his engines were disabled which extended the deadline to eight days. In the meantime,
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stopped in Rio de Janeiro for repairs 16–21 November and arrived at the rocks two days later where
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and eight sailors and wounded three officers and twelve ratings. After the sinking, a sailor from
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International law allowed the German ship a stay of 24 hours before she would have to leave or be
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at its eastern entrance. The battleship rendezvoused with her two days later and they steamed for
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in the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1910, the ship was briefly assigned to the
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providing protection for the ships' vitals. The deck was 2 inches (51 mm) thick over the
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hoisted the signal "Enemy in sight" and the light cruiser repeated the message at 07:56, but
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before she was assigned to patrol the coast of South America. Shortly after the start of the
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and the two ships entered Cumberland Bay in the island on the morning of 14 March and found
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for repairs and to await reinforcements. They arrived in late November under the command of
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on the south east coast of South America the following year. Hill was relieved by Captain
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twice, killing a single man and wounding four. The two ships returned to Port Stanley as
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on 28 August and then Rear-Admiral Christopher Cradock's flagship, the armoured cruiser
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captured a German merchant ship. She spent the next several months searching for German
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on 8 March when a fog burned off. The British cruiser tried to close the distance, but
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and were considerably more powerful than the East Asia Squadron. After sailing to the
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to close on the German ships. They opened fire at 12:55 and started near-missing
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around 19:35, Spee ordered his armoured cruisers to concentrate their fire on
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beam and gun flashes behind them and knew that the Germans had finished off
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smoke three minutes later. At 17:10 Cradock ordered his ships to head for
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on 17 September 1912. From March to August, Glasgow cruised the coasts of
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on 30 September and completed on 19 September 1910, under the command of
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badly making them poor gun platforms. One problem with the armour of the
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had completed coaling at 08:00 but needed time to finish raising steam.
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spent the next two years searching for commerce raiders and protecting
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at anchor. The German ship trained her guns on the British ships and
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The Germans were driven off by 12-inch (305 mm) shells fired by
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arrived, Cradock ordering her to follow as soon as possible. He sent
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The squadron departed two days later, just as the elderly battleship
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the results of the battle. Around 21:20, the ship's crew spotted a
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north at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). At 16:17
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at 21:32 but only a total of 18 men were rescued in the darkness.
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purchased. In return, she failed to hit any of the German ships.
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passed through the Strait of Magellan on 4 November and awaited
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broke contact with the German squadron at 20:05 and discovered
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in the Falkland Islands together. After arriving on the 8th,
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from 22,406 shp (16,708 kW). The boilers used both
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and they sailed to Abrolhas Rocks to await reinforcements.
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that were mounted on the centreline fore and aft of the
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Marcus Hill. The ship was initially assigned to the
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London: Admiralty. 18 July 1919. p. 707 660:of the Home Fleet, but was transferred to the 639:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company 2849:List of cruisers of the Royal Australian Navy 2385: 2114:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 8: 2875:Town-class cruisers (1910) of the Royal Navy 1958:. London: Admiralty. 1 July 1919. p. 19 871: 789:The movements of the ships during the battle 483:of 15 feet 6 inches (4.7 m). 2854:List of cruisers of the Royal Hellenic Navy 2343:Royal Navy Log Books of the World War 1 Era 2261:(3). London: Conway Maritime Press: 46–51. 2238:(2). London: Conway Maritime Press: 54–61. 2215:(1). London: Conway Maritime Press: 48–58. 2171:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. 2152:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. 1932:. London: Admiralty. 1 May 1919. p. 21 1906:. London: Admiralty. April 1919. p. 21 1613: 1611: 451:after the war ended, but later served as a 377:'s squadron in their search for the German 2890:World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom 2729: 2645: 2547: 2484: 2414: 2392: 2378: 2370: 2150:British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After 1871:. London: Admiralty. July 1918. p. 23 1445:she began a refit on 18 February. By July 1130:when they came within range around 09:20. 201:15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) (mean) 1275:Sturdee's ships continued to search for 89:Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1546: 1523: 1207:manoeuvred at a distance. At 18:00 and 706:rendezvoused with the armoured cruiser 447:a few months later. She was reduced to 1296:to one of her colliers to meet her at 687:, Brazil, and captured the 4,247  27: 2071:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 1714: 1712: 1710: 1708: 1706: 1704: 1677: 1675: 1673: 1654: 1652: 1650: 455:in 1922–1926 before she was sold for 50: 7: 1457:. On 2 October the ship covered the 370:. 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Index

HMS Glasgow

Glasgow
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering
Govan
scrap
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light cruiser
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t
p/p
o/a
shp
Yarrow boilers
steam turbines
kn
nautical miles
6 in (152 mm) guns
4 in (102 mm) guns
3-pdr 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
18 in (450 mm)
torpedo tubes
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Conning Tower
class
Town-class
light cruisers
Royal Navy
Home Fleet
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