H.M.S. OCEAN (sunk) was a battleship of 12,000 tons, built 15 years ago at a cost 0£,£000,000. She was armed with four 12in and twelve 6in guns. She was a sister ship to the Canopus, which readied the scene of the Coronel fight too late to assist the rest of the squadron, which was engaged in*'that'battle,- but she helped to exact vengeance * from Yon SpeeV fleet off the Falkland-. 2 7
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 69, 22 March 1915, Page 3
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71H.M.S. OCEAN (sunk) was a battleship of 12,000 tons, built 15 years ago at a cost 0£,£000,000. She was armed with four 12in and twelve 6in guns. She was a sister ship to the Canopus, which readied the scene of the Coronel fight too late to assist the rest of the squadron, which was engaged in*'that'battle,- but she helped to exact vengeance * from Yon SpeeV fleet off the Falkland-. 2 7 Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 69, 22 March 1915, Page 3
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