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The '''Second Battle of Heligoland Bight''' was a naval skirmish fought on 17 November 1917 near the island of Heligoland near the main German naval base at [[Wilhelmshaven]].   
 
The '''Second Battle of Heligoland Bight''' was a naval skirmish fought on 17 November 1917 near the island of Heligoland near the main German naval base at [[Wilhelmshaven]].   
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==British Order of Battle==
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Taken from the British Official History.<ref>Newbolt.  ''Naval Operations''.  '''V'''.  pp. 168-169.</ref>
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===First Cruiser Squadron===
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*''Courageous'' [[File:VAdm.png|border|30px]]
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*''Glorious''
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Screened by:
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*''Ursa''
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*''Nerissa''
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*''Urchin''
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*''Umpire''
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===Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron===
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*''Cardiff'' [[File:RAdm.png|border|30px]]
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*''Ceres''
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*''Calypso''
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*''Caradoc''
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Screened by:
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*''Valentine''
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*''Vimiera''
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*''Vanquisher''
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*''Vehement''
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===First Light Cruiser Squadron===
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*''Caledon'' [[File:Com2.png|30px]]
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*''Galatea''
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*''Royaliist''
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*''Inconstant''
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Screened by:
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*''Vendetta''
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*''Medway''
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===First Battle Cruiser Squadron===
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*''Lion'' [[File:VAdm.png|border|30px]]
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*''Princess Royal''
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*''Tiger''
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*''New Zealand''
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*''Repulse'' [[File:RAdm.png|border|30px]]
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Screened by:
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*''Champion''
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*''Verdun''
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*''Telemachus''
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*''Oriana''
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*''Nepean''
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*''Obdurate''
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*''Tristram''
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*''Petard''
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*''Tower''
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===First Battle Squadron===
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*''Revenge'' [[File:Adm.png|border|30px]]
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*''Royal Oak''
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*''Resolution''
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*''Emperor of India''
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*''Benbow''
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*''Canada''
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Screened by:
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*''Noble''
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*''Nonsuch''
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*''Napier''
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*''Penn''
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*''Paladin''
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*''Saumarez''
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*''Valhalla''
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*''Prince''
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*''Mischief''
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*''Munster''
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*''Narbrough''
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Heligoland_Bight Wikipedia]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Heligoland_Bight Wikipedia]
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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{{reflist}}
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<references/>
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*[[Henry John Newbolt|Newbolt, Henry]] (1931).  ''Naval Operations''.  '''Vol. V'''.  London: Longmans, Green and Co..
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{{refend}}
  
 
[[Category:Naval Battles]]
 
[[Category:Naval Battles]]
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[[Category:Naval Battles of the Great War]]
 

Revision as of 17:45, 13 March 2012

The Second Battle of Heligoland Bight was a naval skirmish fought on 17 November 1917 near the island of Heligoland near the main German naval base at Wilhelmshaven.


British Order of Battle

Taken from the British Official History.[1]

First Cruiser Squadron

  • Courageous VAdmRN.png
  • Glorious

Screened by:

  • Ursa
  • Nerissa
  • Urchin
  • Umpire

Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron

  • Cardiff RAdmRN.png
  • Ceres
  • Calypso
  • Caradoc

Screened by:

  • Valentine
  • Vimiera
  • Vanquisher
  • Vehement

First Light Cruiser Squadron

  • Caledon Com2RN.png
  • Galatea
  • Royaliist
  • Inconstant

Screened by:

  • Vendetta
  • Medway

First Battle Cruiser Squadron

  • Lion VAdmRN.png
  • Princess Royal
  • Tiger
  • New Zealand
  • Repulse RAdmRN.png

Screened by:

  • Champion
  • Verdun
  • Telemachus
  • Oriana
  • Nepean
  • Obdurate
  • Tristram
  • Petard
  • Tower

First Battle Squadron

  • Revenge AdmRN.png
  • Royal Oak
  • Resolution
  • Emperor of India
  • Benbow
  • Canada

Screened by:

  • Noble
  • Nonsuch
  • Napier
  • Penn
  • Paladin
  • Saumarez
  • Valhalla
  • Prince
  • Mischief
  • Munster
  • Narbrough

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Newbolt. Naval Operations. V. pp. 168-169.

Bibliography

  • Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations. Vol. V. London: Longmans, Green and Co..

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