HMS Monmouth
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Monmouth | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | armored cruiser | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War I | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | South Pacific Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Chile | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 44 km from land |
| Position | -36.8981, -73.8458 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Monmouth was the name ship of her class of 10 armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The ships were also known as the County Cruisers (each being named after a British county).
She was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet upon completion in 1903. She was transferred to the China Station in 1906, and remained there until she returned home in 1913 and was assigned to the reserve Third Fleet. When World War I began in August 1914, the ship was recommissioned and assigned to the 5th Cruiser Squadron in the Central Atlantic to search for German commerce raiders and protect Allied shipping. She was detached upon arrival to patrol the Brazilian coast for German ships, and was later ordered to the South Atlantic to join Rear Admiral Christopher Cradock's squadron in their search for the German East Asia Squadron. He found the German squadron on 1 November off the coast of Chile. The German squadron outnumbered Cradock's force and were individually more powerful; they sank Cradock's two armoured cruisers in the Battle of Coronel. Monmouth was lost with all hands.
Location
- Recorded position: -36.8981, -73.8458 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: South Pacific Ocean
- Nearest coast: Chile
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Monmouth (1901) (revision 1375007224), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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