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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
That article also has Killin being sunk on the 14th while every other source says the 13th.
It does mention the 12th for Kabinga, but in the balance is the account by Hohenzollern, who was there. On the other hand if Killin was captured on the morning of the 12th and not sunk until the morning of the 13th, that would mean they waited more than 24 hours between capture and sinking. While such a delay is certainly possible, Hohenzollern doesn't mention it. It's certainly possible he left out a date where nothing of import took place.
While I trust Yates' research over anybody's I've seen so far, contemporary accounts are always of value.
[edit] On the other hand, this site also agrees with your references to the 12th-13th:
http://www.naval-history.net/WW1Book...W1_Hurd.htm#IV |
This is why history is so hard to get right. Particularly if you rely on the internet.
12 September
On this day the war reached the Falklands. Governor Allardyce received a message from Captain Milward, HM Consul in Punta Arenas, and what it contained made very uncomfortable reading. It reported that the German steamer Santa Isabel had loaded with livestock and large quantities of foodstuffs, and had left heading east along the Straits. Although the name Dresden had not been mentioned, it was clear to both Milward and Allardyce that this was the ship for which the supplies were intended. And if she was heading east it very likely meant that Dresden was hiding somewhere along the Atlantic coast south of the Plate and was thus within striking distance of the Falklands. The Volunteers were put on full-alert.