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HMS Aboukir H.M.S. Aboukir was a Royal Navy Cressy Class cruiser. She had a displacement of 12,000 tons. Her armament was two 9.2 ins guns (bow & stern), twelve 6 ins quick-firers in a central battery and many more small quick-firers and machine guns. He maximim speed was 21 knots from two triple expansion steam engines. She was launched on the 16th May 1900. Cressy Class cruisers were modern when they were completed but by the outbreak of the Great War they were outdated by the German fleet. HMS Aboukir, along with HMS Cressy and HMS Hogue, were all torpedoed by the German U-boat U9 on 22nd September 1914. Cruiser Force C (Cressy, Aboukir and Hogue) was on patrol in the Broad Fourteens on 22nd September 1914. The purpose of the patrol was to protect the Belgian coast and seaway from submarine action. An admiral should have been attached to the patrol on HMS Euryalus, but due to problems with his ship’s radio, he sailed home. The poor weather also caused the destroyer escort to return to port. Aboukir was struck port side at bulkhead 69 by German Navy's Lt Otto Weddigen, U-9. Aboukir’s Captain Drummond ordered Cressy and Hogue to assist. With his five remaining torpedoes, Weddigen sank them both. Three cruisers and 1459 men were lost in the space of an hour and a half. This incident established the U-boat as a major weapon in the conduct of naval warfare. Looking for help with Family History Research?      Please read our Family History FAQ's Thanks to everyone who attended our event We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Dec 2011     Please note we currently have a large backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great List of those who served on HMS Aboukir during The Great War Three Before Breakfast Alan Coles 'A true & dramatic account of how a German U-boat sank three British, Aboukir, Hogue and Cressey in one desperate hour More information on:Three Before Breakfast

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