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Sinking of Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy

Sinking of Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy

22 September 1914, Broad Fourteens, southern North Sea

German victory

Three old armoured cruisers, known in the fleet as the 'live-bait squadron', were patrolling slowly in line without destroyers. The small submarine U-9 torpedoed Aboukir; Hogue and Cressy stopped to pick up survivors and were torpedoed in turn. All three sank within an hour, with 1,459 men. It showed the world what a submarine could do.

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Aboukir sinking; Identifier: thrillingstories00mars (find matches) Title: Thrilling stories of the Great War on land and sea, in the air, under the water Year: 1915 (1910s) Authors: Marshall, Logan Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932 Thompson, Vance, 1863-1925 Gibbs, Philip, 1877-1962 Subjects: World War, 19 Image: Marshall, Logan; Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932; Thompson, Vance, 1863-1925; Gibbs, Philip, 1877-1962, No restrictions · Wikimedia Commons

Royal Navy

3 ships, 3 lost

ShipTypeOutcome
HMS Aboukir

Armoured cruiser

Cressy class

Sunk
HMS Hogue

Stopped to rescue survivors

Armoured cruiser

Cressy class

Sunk
HMS Cressy

Stopped to rescue survivors

Armoured cruiser

Cressy class

Sunk

Imperial German Navy

1 ship, none lost

ShipTypeOutcome
SMS U-9

Otto Weddigen

Submarine

Survived

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