I Saw the Tragedy of Coronel, by J D Stephenson | 1 November 1914 | Episode 46

The battle of Coronel on November 1, 1914, was a sad blow to the hopes of the British Navy. Admiral Cradock's encounter with the German Admiral von Spee's squadron off Coronel led to the loss of the flagship, Good Hope, and the cruiser Monmouth, the British admiral going down with his ship. H.M.S. Glasgow was in the thick of the fight but managed to escape. Thrilling incidents of the defeat, later to be avenged at the battle of the Falkland Islands, are here narrated by a sick berth steward, J. D. Stephenson, who was aboard H.M.S. Glasgow.