Battle of Dover Strait (1917)

Second Battle of Dover Strait
	Part of the Dover Strait51°01′N 1°29′E / 51.017°N 1.483°E
Result	British victory

Belligerents

United Kingdom

German EmpireCommanders and leaders

Edward Evans

Theophil GautierStrength Destroyer leader Broke
Destroyer leader Swift 6 torpedo boatsCasualties and losses Broke heavily damaged
Swift lightly damaged
22 killed 2 torpedo boats sunk
71 killed

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Location of battle

The Second Battle of Dover Strait was a

Kaiserliche Marine torpedo boats. ^[1]

Two German torpedo boats were sunk; the British suffered damage to both destroyers.

Background

On 20 April 1917, two groups of torpedo boats of the German Navy raided the Dover Strait to bombard Allied positions on shore and to engage warships patrolling the

Dover

just before midnight.

Battle

Two

board the British ship,^[1] before Broke got free and G42 sank.^[4]

Aftermath

HMS Swift was slightly damaged, but Broke was heavily damaged and had to be towed back to port.[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "British Destroyers of World War 1". www.naval-history.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ Liddle 149.
^ Baldwin 115.
^ Chatterton 189.

Bibliography

Baldwin, H. W. World War I: An Outline History. New York: Harper and Row, 1962.
Chatterton, E. K. The Auxiliary Patrol. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1923.
Liddle, Peter H. The Sailor's War, 1914-1918. New York: Stirling, 1985.

[http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishDestroyers.htm-1] "British Destroyers of World War 1". www.naval-history.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[2] Liddle 149.

[3] Baldwin 115.

[4] Chatterton 189.

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