HMS Bristol

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Bristol, 1910
Type: 2nd Class Cruiser ; Armament ?
Completed : 1910 ; Disposal date or year : 1921
Displacement: 4820 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Notes:

Sep - Nov 1914 in search of the Karlsruhe off the Atlantic coast of S. America - see www.naval-review.org/issues/1915-2.pdf : see also p. 147 www.naval-review.org/issues/1923-1.pdf.

7 Dec 1914 arrived at Port William, Falkland Islands - see p. 143 www.naval-review.org/issues/1915-1.pdf and p. 337-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1923-2.pdf.

8 Dec 1914 was not immediately ready for sea and was thus ordered to find and destroy Von Spee's transports and thus missed the battle of the Falkland Islands.

13 Dec 1914 left to continue the search for the Dresden - see p. 530-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1923-3.pdf.

27 Dec 1914 Port Tamar, Straits of Magellan - see p 68 www.naval-review.org/issues/1916-1.pdf.

Dec 1914 - Mar 1915 in search of the Dresden until sunk by the Kent and Glasgow on 14 Mar.

Prior to 26 Nov 1915 left Brindisi before arrival of Weymouth having developed boiler trouble - see p. 352 www.naval-review.org/issues/1916-2.pdf.

15 May 1917 action in the Adriatic in company with the Dartmouth - see p. 379 www.naval-review.org/issues/1919-3.pdf.