Battle of Dover Strait (1917)

Second Battle of Dover Strait
Part of the First World War

Drawing of HMS Broke ramming SMS G42.
Date20–21 April 1917
Location51°01′N 1°29′E / 51.017°N 1.483°E / 51.017; 1.483
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  German Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Edward Evans German Empire Theophil Gautier
Strength
Destroyer leader Broke
Destroyer leader Swift
6 torpedo boats
Casualties and losses
Broke heavily damaged
Swift lightly damaged
22 killed
2 torpedo boats sunk
71 killed
Battle of Dover Strait (1917) is located in English Channel
Battle of Dover Strait (1917)
Location of battle

The Second Battle of Dover Strait was a naval battle of the First World War, fought in the Dover Strait in April 1917 and should not be confused with the major Battle of Dover Strait in 1916. Two Royal Navy destroyers defeated a superior force of German Kaiserliche Marine torpedo boats. [1] Two German torpedo boats were sunk; the British suffered damage to both destroyers.

  1. ^ "British Destroyers of World War 1". www.naval-history.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2021.