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Vice Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee
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HMS Invincible
(flagship)Commanding officer: Captain P.T.H. BeamishNotes: Coaling at 0750 -
HMS InflexibleCommanding officer: Captain F. PhilmoreNotes: Coaling at 0750
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Rear Admiral A.P. Stoddart
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HMS Caernarvon(flagship)Commanding officer: Captain H.L. de’E SkipwithNotes: Coaled by 0750
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HMS CornwallCommanding officer: Captain W.M. EllertonNotes: Engine opened up for repairs, coaling at 0750
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HMS KentCommanding officer: Captain J.D. AllenNotes: Coaling at 0750
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HMS BristolCommanding officer: Captain B.H. FanshaweNotes: Engine opened up for repairs, coaling at 0750
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HMS MacedoniaNotes: AMC. On patrol outside Stanley Harbour at 0750
| Ship | Caliber | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-in | 7.5-in | 6-in | |
| Invincible | 513 (128 APC, 259 CPC, 126 HE) | - | - |
| Inflexible | 661 (157 APC, 343 CPC, 161 HE) | - | - |
| Carnarvon | - | 85 | 60 |
It is estimated that about 40 12-in projectiles hit each German Armored Cruiser during the battle.
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Vice Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee
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SMS Scharnhorst(flagship)
(sunk)Commanding officer: Captain Schultz -
SMS Gniesenau(sunk)Commanding officer: Captain Maerker
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SMS DresdenCommanding officer: Captain Ludecke
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SMS Leipzig(sunk)Commanding officer: Captain Haun
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SMS Nuremburg(sunk)Commanding officer: Captain von Schonberg
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Baden(sunk)Notes: Collier
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Santa Maria(sunk)Notes: Collier
- Bennett, G., (1962): Colonel and the Falklands, 1962
- Dittmar F.J., and Colledge, J.J., (1972): British Warships 1914-1919
- Cambell, NJM: Warship Special 1: Battle Cruisers
- Hoyt, E.P., (1966), Last cruise of the Emden
- 14 March 2000
- Benchmark
- 31 December 2011
- Added British Ammunition Expenditure numbers