_Scharnhorst_ 11,420 8--8.2" 22.5 1908 6--5.9" 20--3.4" _Gneisenau_ 11,420 8--8.2" 23.8 1908 6--5.9" 20--3.4" _Leipzig_ 3,200 10--4.1" 23 1906 _Dresden_ 3,544 12--4.1" 27 1908 4--2.1" _Nürnberg_ 3,396 10--4.1" 23.5 1908 8--2.1" Speed of squadron 22.5 knots. It will be noticed that our two armoured cruisers were respectively six and five years older than the Germans'. Our armament was much inferior in size, number, and quality on account of the later designs of the enemy's artillery. The range of the German 4.1-inch guns was _nearly equal to that of our 6-inch guns_. But perhaps the greatest point in favour of the enemy was the fact that Cradock's ships, with the exception of the _Glasgow_, were only commissioned at the outbreak of war, and had had such continuous steaming that no really good opportunity for gunnery practices or for testing the organisation thoroughly had been possible, whilst von Spee's had been in commission for over two years and had highly trained crews, accustomed to their ships. The following account has been compiled from personal information received from officers who took part, from letters that have appeared in the Press, from a translation that has been published of Admiral von Spee's official report, and from the official report made by Captain Luce of the _Glasgow_. Admiral Cradock, as we have seen, joined the remainder of his little squadron with the exception of the _Canopus_ off the coast of Chile on October 29th. The latter was following at her best speed. The squadron proceeded northwards, whilst the _Glasgow_ was detached to Coronel to send telegrams, a rendezvous being fixed for her to rejoin at 1 P.M. on November 1st.