Battle of Dover Strait (1917)

Wann

20. Apr. 1917 – 21. Apr. 1917

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

51.02° N, 1.48° E

Location

Dover Strait

Outcome

British victory

Belligerents

German Empire gegen United Kingdom

Naval battle of the First World War

The Second Battle of Dover Strait was a naval battle of the First World War, fought in the Dover Strait in April 1917. Two Royal Navy destroyers defeated a superior force of German Kaiserliche Marine torpedo boats. Two German torpedo boats were sunk and both British destroyers suffered damage.

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