A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1,500 sailors.

Action of 22 September 1914

German U-boat ambush of British cruisers

The Action of 22 September 1914 was an attack by the German U-boat U-9 that took place during the First World War. Three obsolete Royal Navy cruisers of the 7th Cruiser Squadron manned mainly by Royal Naval Reserve part-timers and sometimes referred to as the Live Bait Squadron,…