Action of 17 March 1917

Ne zaman

17 Mar 1917

Tür

Askeri harekât

Koordinatlar

51.34° N, 1.54° E

Description

German naval raid

The action of 17 March 1917 was a German raid on British shipping in the Strait of Dover as well as the harbours of Ramsgate and Margate. Two flotillas of German torpedo boats set out from the coast of Flanders and split. One group attacked the British drifters and destroyers patrolling near Goodwin Sands, while the other attacked the towns of Ramsgate and Margate, shelling the towns and shipping in their harbors.

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