Battles of Coronel and the Falklands - a Pictorial Look

Cliff McMullen (celtic2@grey-bruce.net) has assembled this pictorial record of the two battles from several sources. Click on each thumbnail for a full-sized view. Note the photograph of Admiral von Spee.


Coronel - Plan of the Action


The Last Known Photograph of HMS Good Hope


HMS Good Hope
HMS Monmouth
HMS Glasgow
HMS Otranto

SMS Scharnhorst
Scharnhorst's forecastle
SMS Gneisenau
SMS Leipzig

SMS Dresden
a model of SMS Dresden
SMS Nurnberg
The German Squadron at Valparaiso before leaving for the Falkland Islands


The Last Photograph of Admiral Graf von Spee


The Approach of Admiral Spee's Force


HMS Inflexible
HMS Invincible
HMS Canopus

HMS Kent
HMS Carnarvon
HMS Macedonia

Opening Stage of the Battle
Plan of the Pursuit
Glasgow and Cornwall sink SMS Leipzig

End of the Scharnhorst 		 
Kent sinking Nurnberg

Last Updated: 12 February, 2002.

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