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1918 Zeebrugge Raid 23 April 1918
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1918 Zeebrugge Raid 23 April 1918
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On 23 April 1918, an attempt was made by the British Navy to block the Belgian port of Zeebrugge by sinking ships weighted with concrete. The port, connected to the North Sea by Bruges canal, was an important U-boat base for the Germans. At the canal entrance was the Mole,... More
A Typical Convoy Plan May 1917
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A Typical Convoy Plan May 1917
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On May 24 1917, as a response to the unrestricted targeting of Allied merchant ships by German U-boats, the convoy system was introduced. All merchant ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean were to travel in convoys, under the protection of the British Navy. The US’s entry to the war on 6... More
Allied Convoy PQ17 July 1942
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Allied Convoy PQ17 July 1942
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To provide the Soviets with aid, Convoy PQ17 sailed from Hvalfjord in Iceland to the Russian port of Arkhangelsk on 27 June 1942. This journey was possible in the summer months because of reduced Arctic ice but perpetual daylight made it more risky. The convoy comprised 34 merchant ships, along... More
American Privateers Raid British Trade c. 1778
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American Privateers Raid British Trade c. 1778
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The American colonies, which had declared themselves independent of Britain in 1776, did not have the naval resources to fight the powerful British navy. The solution was privateering, with many patriotic American citizens using government commissioned vessels to seize British merchant ships. Privateers were mandated by a law dating back... More
Attack on Taranto 11 November 1940
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Attack on Taranto 11 November 1940
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By 1940 the Italian naval threat in the Mediterranean was significant and a British operation was planned to eliminate the Italian Navy’s First Squadron at its base at Taranto. The Royal Navy required freedom of movement in the Mediterranean to supply its North Africa campaign through Egypt, but was hindered... More
Battle of Actium, 31 BCE
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Battle of Actium, 31 BCE
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On 2 September 31 BCE, the army of Octavian met the army of Mark Anthony and his lover Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium. Their allegiance under the Second Triumvirate had collapsed in 33 BCE after Mark Anthony abandoned his duties to join Cleopatra in Egypt, thereafter attempting to undermine... More
Battle of Cape Esperance 11-12 October 1942
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Battle of Cape Esperance 11-12 October 1942
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Following a number of failed attempts to recapture Guadalcanal from the Allies, a Japanese supply convoy was assembled for deployment of reinforcement troops, led by a separate group whose task was to provide artillery bombardment of Henderson Field airfield. Only the leading convoy was spotted by Allied aircraft and a... More
Battle of Coronel November 1914
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Battle of Coronel November 1914
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The Battle of Coronel took place off the coast of Chile, near the city of Coronel, in November 1914 and resulted in the destruction of British Admiral Cradock’s squadron by German Admiral von Spee. Intelligence was received of a plan by Spee’s commerce-raiding squadron to intercept shipping in the trading... More
Battle of Dogger Bank 24 January 1915
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Battle of Dogger Bank 24 January 1915
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On 24 January 1915, decrypted intelligence revealed a planned German raid on Dogger Bank’s North Sea fishing fleet. British Vice-Admiral Beatty was sent to neutralize the German battlecruiser convoy, which headed to Dogger on 23 January. Early on 24 January, German Vice-Admiral Hipper, realizing British battle cruisers were approaching, starboard... More
Battle of Flamborough Head 23 September 1779
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Battle of Flamborough Head 23 September 1779
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The Battle of Flamborough Head was a naval battle between Continental (French-American) warships and the British in the Atlantic, Irish and North Seas between 21– 23 September 1779. The French, under the Treaty of Alliance, were fighting on behalf of the Americans in their War of Independence. The Franco-Spanish fleet... More
Battle of Jutland Cruiser Engagement Phase 1 31 May 1916 3.30–5.30 pm
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Battle of Jutland Cruiser Engagement Phase 1 31 May 1916 3.30–5.30 pm
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The Germans, convinced that their communications were now secure, planned to destroy a portion of the Royal Navy’s Grand Fleet by manoeuvring them into the North Sea, off Denmark’s Jutland Peninsula. This was part of a strategy intended to end the British blockade of German ships. If successful, the Germans... More
Battle of Jutland Main Engagement 31 May 1915 Phase 2 5.30–9.00 pm
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Battle of Jutland Main Engagement 31 May 1915 Phase 2 5.30–9.00 pm
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At 5.30 pm, having withdrawn from the Germans in the first phase of the Jutland engagement, the remaining British battlecruisers, tailed by German battleships, headed northwards towards the British Grand Fleet. The German squadron, led by Vice-Admiral Scheer, did not know that at 6.16 pm, Admiral Jellicoe, commander of the... More