VADM Sir Goerge Patey. RN, in his flagship HMAS AUSTRALIA I rendezvoused off the Mexican coast with HMS NEWCASTLE, to block any attempt by ADML von Spee and his ships, to sail to Canada, or pass through the Panama Canal.
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Preserving Australia's Naval History
VADM Sir Goerge Patey. RN, in his flagship HMAS AUSTRALIA I rendezvoused off the Mexican coast with HMS NEWCASTLE, to block any attempt by ADML von Spee and his ships, to sail to Canada, or pass through the Panama Canal.