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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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+ | At 0730, the British {{UK-CS|1}} was steering 90 degrees at 22 knots with the {{UK-LCS|6}} one mile to their port beam at 25 knots and the {{UK-LCS|1}} three miles astern. Ten destroyers screened the forces.{{GFGTO|No. 311}} | ||
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==British Order of Battle== | ==British Order of Battle== |
Revision as of 00:43, 24 November 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.
Battle
At 0730, the British First Cruiser Squadron was steering 90 degrees at 22 knots with the Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron one mile to their port beam at 25 knots and the First Light Cruiser Squadron three miles astern. Ten destroyers screened the forces.[1]
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British Order of Battle
Taken from the British Official History.[2]
First Cruiser Squadron
Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron
- Screened by:
- flotilla leader Valentine
- Vimiera
- Vanquisher
- Vehement
First Light Cruiser Squadron
First Battle Cruiser Squadron
- Screened by:
- light cruiser Champion
- Verdun
- Telemachus
- Oriana
- Nepean
- Obdurate
- Template:UK-Tristam
- Petard
- Tower
First Battle Squadron
- Screened by:
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations. Vol. V. London: Longmans, Green and Co..