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nov 9, 1914 - Battle of Cocos

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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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BySil
30 Apr 2018

Date:

nov 9, 1914
Now
~ 109 years ago