Battle of Cocos

1914 naval battle near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. 

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1914 Australia, battle, World War I, 

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German crew of SMS Emden, who formed part of the landing-party at Cocos, in November, 1914, taking commandeered stores to the commandeered yacht Ayesha, in which they got away when the Emden had steamed off on the approach of H.M.A.S. Sydney.

Remains of the wireless mast on Cocos destroyed by dynamite during Fanning. The men are (right) the superintendent of the station and the wireless operator, who on the arrival of the Emden sent out the "SOS" which brought along the avenging Sydney.

SMS Emden run aground in the Cocos Islands after suffering serious damage November 1914 (49779220283)

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Wrecked SMS Emden

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
image	1914	German crew of SMS Emden, who formed part of the landing-party at Cocos, in November, 1914, taking commandeered stores to the commandeered yacht Ayesha, in which they got away when the Emden had steamed off on the approach of H.M.A.S. Sydney.			Wikimedia
image	1914	Remains of the wireless mast on Cocos destroyed by dynamite during Fanning. The men are (right) the superintendent of the station and the wireless operator, who on the arrival of the Emden sent out the "SOS" which brought along the avenging Sydney.			Wikimedia
image	2019	SMS Emden run aground in the Cocos Islands after suffering serious damage November 1914 (49779220283)			Wikimedia
image	1914	Wn21-13			Wikimedia
image	1914	Wrecked SMS Emden			Wikimedia

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