Action of 22 September 1914

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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1914  Wikimedia, Wikidata
The Action of 22 September 1914
naval battle, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, SM U-9, Netherlands, 

HMS Aboukir, HMS Cressy, HMS Hogue, 

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1914 Action of 22 September 1914

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Arthur Thiele Unterseeboot U9 im Kampfe mit den englischen Kreuzern Hogue Abukir u Cressy

Three British Cruisers Sunk By Submarines. The Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy on September 22, 1914

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1914	Action of 22 September 1914	German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, SM U-9, naval battle	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Doris	coastal submarine, Circé-class submarine, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1900	HMS Aboukir	shipwreck, armored cruiser, Cressy-class armored cruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		Arthur Thiele Unterseeboot U9 im Kampfe mit den englischen Kreuzern Hogue Abukir u Cressy		Commons
commons	image		Three British Cruisers Sunk By Submarines. The Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy on September 22, 1914		Commons