Action of 15 February 1918

Action of 15 February 1918
Part of World War I
Chief Skipper A E Berry DSC commander of British Flotilla
Date 15 February 1918 Location Strait of Dover minefield, English Channel Result 9 ships sunk
Belligerents
Royal Navy	Imperial German Navy
Commanders and leaders
Chief Skipper A.E. Berry	Korvettenkapitän Oskar Heinecke (II. Torpedoboots-Flottille)
Strength
At least 13 drifters, 1 paddle minesweeper	5 Destroyers, 8 Torpedo Boats
Casualties and losses
1 Trawler sunk 7 drifters sunk 1 paddle minesweeper sunk 6 drifters damaged 3 Royal Naval Reserve officer KIA 7 skippers KIA 12 men were KIA 54 MIA 13 WIA	none

The action of 15 February 1918 was a naval engagement which occurred during the First World War. The action was fought between an Imperial German destroyer squadron and the lightly armed ships of the Dover Patrol in the Strait of Dover, English Channel.^[1]