Battle of Coronel

1 November 1914, Off Coronel, Chile

German victory

Cradock's squadron, without the slow battleship Canopus, met Spee's stronger squadron at sunset. Spee kept out of range until the sun went down behind him, leaving the British ships outlined against the afterglow. Good Hope and Monmouth were sunk with all hands, the Royal Navy's first defeat at sea in a century.