On 6th August the cruiser, Amphion, was returning to Harwich after sinking the German mine-layer Konigin Luise. The cruiser struck a mine, 30 miles off Aldeburg and was immediately blown up. Her bow was shattered and in less than 20 minutes she sank, with a loss of 131 lives, including German prisoners confined in the forepart of the ship. Date: 1914
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