Action of 11–12 December 1917

Name: Action of 11–12 December 1917
Start: 1917-12-12

12 Dec 1917 · 56.00° N, 3.00° E

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When: 12 Dec 1917
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 56.00° N, 3.00° E
Description: 1917 naval battle
Naval: yes
War: World War I

Action of 11–12 December 1917

1917 naval battle

The action of 11–12 December 1917 was a German naval operation in the North Sea against convoys sailing on the Scandinavian convoy route from Norway to Lerwick in the Shetland Islands during the First World War. Ships carrying coal from the loading port of Immingham on the Humber estuary were convoyed to Lerwick up the war channel, along the east coast of Northern England and Scotland, for dispatch in convoys to Scan…

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World War I28 Jul 1914 · Interstate war · Deaths 17,000,000

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