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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]].   
==British Order of Battle==
Taken from the British Official History.<ref>Newbolt.  ''Naval Operations''.  '''V'''.  pp. 168-169.</ref>
===First Cruiser Squadron===
*''Courageous'' [[File:VAdm.png|border|30px]]
*''Glorious''
Screened by:
*''Ursa''
*''Nerissa''
*''Urchin''
*''Umpire''
===Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron===
*''Cardiff'' [[File:RAdm.png|border|30px]]
*''Ceres''
*''Calypso''
*''Caradoc''
Screened by:
*''Valentine''
*''Vimiera''
*''Vanquisher''
*''Vehement''
===First Light Cruiser Squadron===
*''Caledon'' [[File:Com2.png|30px]]
*''Galatea''
*''Royaliist''
*''Inconstant''
Screened by:
*''Vendetta''
*''Medway''
===First Battle Cruiser Squadron===
*''Lion'' [[File:VAdm.png|border|30px]]
*''Princess Royal''
*''Tiger''
*''New Zealand''
*''Repulse'' [[File:RAdm.png|border|30px]]
Screened by:
*''Champion''
*''Verdun''
*''Telemachus''
*''Oriana''
*''Nepean''
*''Obdurate''
*''Tristram''
*''Petard''
*''Tower''
===First Battle Squadron===
*''Revenge'' [[File:Adm.png|border|30px]]
*''Royal Oak''
*''Resolution''
*''Emperor of India''
*''Benbow''
*''Canada''
Screened by:
*''Noble''
*''Nonsuch''
*''Napier''
*''Penn''
*''Paladin''
*''Saumarez''
*''Valhalla''
*''Prince''
*''Mischief''
*''Munster''
*''Narbrough''


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Heligoland_Bight Wikipedia]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Heligoland_Bight Wikipedia]


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
<small>
{{reflist}}
<references/>
</small>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
<small>
{{refbegin}}
</small>
*[[Henry John Newbolt|Newbolt, Henry]] (1931).  ''Naval Operations''.  '''Vol. V'''.  London: Longmans, Green and Co..
{{refend}}


[[Category:Naval Battles]]
[[Category:Naval Battles]]
[[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 VAdm.png
  • Glorious

Screened by:

  • Ursa
  • Nerissa
  • Urchin
  • Umpire

Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron

  • Cardiff RAdm.png
  • Ceres
  • Calypso
  • Caradoc

Screened by:

  • Valentine
  • Vimiera
  • Vanquisher
  • Vehement

First Light Cruiser Squadron

  • Caledon Com2.png
  • Galatea
  • Royaliist
  • Inconstant

Screened by:

  • Vendetta
  • Medway

First Battle Cruiser Squadron

  • Lion VAdm.png
  • Princess Royal
  • Tiger
  • New Zealand
  • Repulse RAdm.png

Screened by:

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

First Battle Squadron

  • Revenge Adm.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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