Second Battle of Heligoland Bight

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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.


British Order of Battle

Taken from the British Official History.[1]

First Cruiser Squadron

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  • Glorious

Screened by:

  • Ursa
  • Nerissa
  • Urchin
  • Umpire

Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron

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  • Ceres
  • Calypso
  • Caradoc

Screened by:

  • Valentine
  • Vimiera
  • Vanquisher
  • Vehement

First Light Cruiser Squadron

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  • Galatea
  • Royaliist
  • Inconstant

Screened by:

  • Vendetta
  • Medway

First Battle Cruiser Squadron

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  • Princess Royal
  • Tiger
  • New Zealand
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Screened by:

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

First Battle Squadron

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  • 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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