Battle of Cocos

The Battle of Cocos was a single-ship action that occurred on 9 November 1914, after the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney, under the command of John Glossop, responded to an attack on a communications station at Direction Island by the German light cruiser SMS Emden, commanded by Karl von Müller.

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1914  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, 

SMS Emden, 

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Location: -11.8333, 96.8167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1914-11-09T00:00:00Z

1914-11-09T00:00:00Z

1914 Battle of Cocos

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Imperial War Museum Galleries at the Crystal Palace, 1920-1924 Q20518

SMS Emden SLV AllanGreen

SMS Emden wreck

Wrecked SMS Emden

Wn21-13

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

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1914	Battle of Cocos	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Emden	light cruiser, Dresden-class cruiser	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Rowe Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
commons	image		Imperial War Museum Galleries at the Crystal Palace, 1920-1924 Q20518		Commons
commons	image		SMS Emden SLV AllanGreen		Commons
commons	image		SMS Emden wreck		Commons
commons	image		Wrecked SMS Emden		Commons
commons	image		Wn21-13		Commons
commons	image		SMS Emden run aground in the Cocos Islands after suffering serious damage November 1914 (49779220283)		Commons