Action of 22 September 1914

Quando

22 de set. de 1914

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

53.00° N, 3.75° E

Description

1914 naval battle between the British and German navies during World War I

Naval

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War

World War I

German U-boat ambush of British cruisers

The Action of 22 September 1914 was an attack by the German U-boat U-9 that took place during the First World War. Three obsolete Royal Navy cruisers of the 7th Cruiser Squadron manned mainly by Royal Naval Reserve part-timers and sometimes referred to as the Live Bait Squadron, were sunk by U-9 while patrolling the southern North Sea.

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