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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...
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    The Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos [Keeling]), officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (/ˈkoʊkəs/; Cocos Islands...
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    HMAS Sydney (1912) (category Town-class cruisers (1910) of the Royal Australian Navy)
    9 November 1914, she defeated the German cruiser SMS Emden at the Battle of Cocos. During 1915 and 1916, Sydney operated on the North America and West...
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  • Cocos may refer to: Cocos, Bahia, Brazil Cocos, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, a barrio Cocos Island (disambiguation) Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a territory...
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    holds memorial services twice annually in honor of the fallen sailors. Bombardment of Madras Battle of Cocos Weeratunge Edward Perera Bunich, Igorʹ (2003)...
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    Hellmuth von Mücke (category Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class)
    and more heavily armed Australian light cruiser, HMAS Sydney in the Battle of Cocos. Emden ran aground to avoid sinking. Karl von Müller, the Emden's captain...
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    SMS Emden (category Shipwrecks of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands)
    resulting Battle of Penang, she sank the Russian cruiser Zhemchug and the French destroyer Mousquet. Müller then took Emden to raid the Cocos Islands,...
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    Karl von Müller (category Politicians from the Province of Hanover)
    defeated in the Battle of Cocos by the Australian ship's heavier guns (6-inch with Emden only 4-inch guns)). Müller, with the rest of his surviving crew...
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    Emden at the Battle of Cocos. The battle was the first naval clash and first victory for the Royal Australian Navy. In the early days of World War II...
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  • (1918) Battle of Rabaul Battle of Tsingtao (1914) Battle of Penang (1914) Battle of Coronel (1914) Battle of Cocos (1914) Japanese Occupation Of German...
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