Christopher Cradock
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Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock was an English senior officer of the Royal Navy. He earned a reputation for great gallantry.
The first take-off by an aeroplane from a moving ship, 2 May 1912. Hibernia's bow and flying-off ramp at bottom left.
Having flown his flag in HMS Suffolk, Cradock transferred to the armoured cruiser HMS Good Hope (pictured) in late August 1914
Monument to Sir Christopher Cradock in York Minster
Maximilian von Spee
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Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubert Reichsgraf von Spee was a German naval officer in the Imperial German Navy, who commanded the East Asia Squadron during World War I. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and
Maximilian von Spee
Spee's flagship, the armored cruiser SMS Scharnhorst
The German squadron leaving Valparaíso on 3 November after the battle
Oil painting of Scharnhorst capsizing during the battle, painted by Thomas Somerscales