Second Battle of Heligoland Bight: Difference between revisions
m moved Second Battle of Heligoland Bight to Battle of Heligoland Bight (1917): consistency |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
|commander1=[[William Christopher Pakenham|Sir William Pakenham]] |
|commander1=[[William Christopher Pakenham|Sir William Pakenham]] |
||
|commander2=[[Ludwig von Reuter]] |
|commander2=[[Ludwig von Reuter]] |
||
|strength1=3 [[battlecruisers]]<br/>2 large light cruisers<br/> |
|strength1=3 [[battlecruisers]]<br/>2 large light cruisers<br/> light cruisers |
||
|strength2=2 battleships<br/>torpedo boats<br/>minesweepers |
|strength2=2 battleships<br/>torpedo boats<br/>minesweepers |
||
|casualties1=Light cruiser ''Calypso'' damaged |
|casualties1=Light cruiser ''Calypso'' damaged |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
{{Campaignbox North Sea 1914-1918}} |
{{Campaignbox North Sea 1914-1918}} |
||
The '''Second Battle of Heligoland Bight''' was a naval engagement during the [[World War I|First World War]]. On 17 November 1917, German [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]]s clearing a path through the British minefield in the [[Heligoland Bight]] near the coast of Germany were intercepted by |
The '''Second Battle of Heligoland Bight''' was a naval engagement during the [[World War I|First World War]]. On 17 November 1917, German [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]]s clearing a path through the British minefield in the [[Heligoland Bight]] near the coast of Germany were intercepted by British [[light cruiser]]s, {{HMS|Calypso|D61|6}} {{HMS|Caledon|D53|2}}, performing counter-minesweeping duties. The German ships fled south toward the protection of the [[battleship]]s {{SMS|Kaiser|1911|6}} and {{SMS|Kaiserin||2}}, commanded by Rear Admiral [[Ludwig von Reuter]]. The cruisers engaged the German battleships, while their own screening force of the [[battlecruiser]]s {{HMS|Tiger|1913|6}}, {{HMS|Renown|1916|2}}, {{HMS|Repulse|1916|2}}, {{HMS|Courageous|50|2}}, and {{HMS|Glorious|1916|2}} were coming up to assist. |
||
All personnel on the bridge of ''Calypso'', including her captain, were killed by a 12 in (305 mm) shell. ''Repulse''—under Captain [[William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork|William Boyle]]—briefly engaged the German battleships, but the Germans made it back to the safety of their own minefields with the loss of only one minesweeper. |
All personnel on the bridge of ''Calypso'', including her captain, were killed by a 12 in (305 mm) shell. ''Repulse''—under Captain [[William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork|William Boyle]]—briefly engaged the German battleships, but the Germans made it back to the safety of their own minefields with the loss of only one minesweeper. |
||
Revision as of 12:01, 6 January 2012
 |
| Second Battle of Heligoland Bight | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the First World War | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 British Empire |
.svg){kind=small} German Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sir William Pakenham | Ludwig von Reuter | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
|
3 battlecruisers 2 large light cruisers 3 light cruisers |
2 battleships torpedo boats minesweepers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light cruiser Calypso damaged | 1 minesweeper | ||||||
The Second Battle of Heligoland Bight was a naval engagement during the First World War. On 17 November 1917, German minesweepers clearing a path through the British minefield in the Heligoland Bight near the coast of Germany were intercepted by three British light cruisers, HMS Calypso, Caledon, and HMS Galatea performing counter-minesweeping duties. The German ships fled south toward the protection of the battleships SMS Kaiser and Kaiserin, commanded by Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter. The three cruisers engaged the German battleships, while their own screening force of the battlecruisers HMS Tiger, Renown, Repulse, Courageous, and Glorious were coming up to assist.
All personnel on the bridge of Calypso, including her captain, were killed by a 12 in (305 mm) shell. Repulse—under Captain William Boyle—briefly engaged the German battleships, but the Germans made it back to the safety of their own minefields with the loss of only one minesweeper.
It was during this battle that Able Seaman John Henry Carless of Caledon won a posthumous Victoria Cross for his bravery in manning a gun despite mortal wounds.
External links
 | This article about a battle in British history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| This article about a battle in German history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This World War I article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |