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Goeben and Breslau

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

"GOEBEN" AND "BRESLAU." - The "` Goeben' and ` Breslau' incident" forms an interesting part of the naval history of the World War, since the escape of the German battle-cruiser "Goeben" from Messina on Aug. 6 1914 enabled it to proceed to Constantinople and to exercise a powerful influence on Turkey and the outcome of the war.

When the war broke out the British forces in the Mediterranean under the commander-in-chief Vice-Adml. Sir A. Berkeley Milne consisted of three battle-cruisers: the "Inflexible" (flag.), "Indomitable" and "Indefatigable" (each eight r2-in. guns, 23 knots); the 1st Cruiser Squadron (under Rear-Adml. E. C. Troubridge): "Defence" (four 9.2-in., ten 7.5-in.), "Black Prince," "Duke of Edinburgh," "Warrior" (each six 9.2-in., ten 6-in.); the four light cruisers, "Chatham," "Dublin," "Gloucester," "Weymouth," and the 5th De R Sardinia (Nano Corfu Troubridge 1St C.S.

DEFENCE WARRIOR BLACK PRINCE 12p.m Santa 'Maur DUKE OF EDINBURGH .47 a.m. Aug. 7t!'

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Goeben and Breslau'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​g/goeben-and-breslau.html. 1910.