Knowing they were out-gunned, the British attempted to flee an… The Dutch were politically in turmoil, and were consequently unable to mount any sort of effective actions against the British. [7]:49 Around mid-morning, the Dutch merchantmen moved away from the action and headed back to Texel. Battle of Dogger Bank: NavTac Naval Miniature Rules (Battlegame Book, Band 1) Deutsche Dogge Miniatur Hund Ornament – uncropped Ohren – Harlequin Kösener 6010 - Deutsche Dogge Miniatur Neuheit 2010; Deutsche Dogge als Miniaturhund; hergestellt in liebevoller Handarbeit in Kösen; naturgetreue Darstellung wie immer bei Kösener Produkten ; Länge 22 cm, Höhe 16 cm und Breite 6 … The battle of the Dogger Bank was a naval battle that took place on 5 August 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, contemporaneously related to the American Revolutionary War, in the North Sea. After fighting off this attack, Arabis was attacked by six of the German boats and sunk by torpedoes. It was a victory for a French force of seven ships over a Dutch force of five ships and the convoy it was escorting. On 1 August 1781, Admiral Johan Zoutman led a fleet of some 70 merchantmen from the Texel, protected by seven ships of the line as well as a number of frigates and smaller armed vessels. Precursors to the Battle Die Doggerbank befindet sich in der Nordsee ungefähr zwischen der englischen Grafschaft Yorkshire (Vereinigtes Königreich), auf Höhe von Middlesbrough, und dem Mittelteil der Halbinsel Jütland (Dänemark), in Richtung des Ringköbingfjords. The battle was part of the ongoing War of the League of Augsburg. [7]:50, Casualties on both sides were high, considering the number of ships involved. By this point, both fleets began disengaging from the fighting and sailed for home. Hipper was proceeding on a false premise. https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dogger_Bank_(1915) [11], In response to the action off Dogger Bank, the Battlecruiser Fleet from Rosyth, Harwich Force, the 5th Cruiser Division and other elements of the Grand Fleet sailed. The Battle of Dogger Bank was the result of the German Navy’s belief that trawlers in that area were monitoring their movements and sending the information by wireless to the British Admiralty. [3] The Dutch had for several years been supplying the Americans and shipping French supplies to the Americans, in support of the American war effort, the reason behind the British declaration of war. The British reported their losses at 104 killed and 339 wounded, while the Dutch reported their losses at 142 killed and 403 wounded. Close action ensued, lasting for three hours and 40 minutes. However strategically the battle was a British victory as the Dutch fleet retreated to Texel and did not leave harbour again during the war; in addition Dutch merchant trade remained crippled thanks to constant capture of their merchantmen by British privateers. These British forces assembled in the North Sea and swept southward but abandoned their efforts on 11 February, when it became clear that the only German forces at sea had been torpedo boats and that these had already returned to base. Media in category "Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)" The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. [9], Besides some minor damage to a few of the German destroyers, the only losses from the action was Arabis, with 56 crew killed and 14 captured by the Germans, including the captain and two other officers. [1], The Germans sent 25 ships from the 2nd, 6th, and 9th Torpedo-Boat flotillas (the German navy did not use the term destroyer) on a sortie to Dogger Bank under the command of Kommodore Johannes Hartog, to intercept Allied shipping. In order to accomplish this, the British began blockading the Dutch coast to monitor and intercept any significant attempts to send shipping into or out of Dutch ports, and began to protect merchant shipping convoys with armed vessels. With a calm sea and a breeze from the north-east, Zoutman manoeuvred his line onto a port tack, heading south-east by east, and awaited Parker, who held the weather gage. For his actions during the battle, Arabis′ commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Robert Raymond Hallowell-Carew, received the Distinguished Service Order. The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval battle that took place on 5 August 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, contemporaneously related to the American Revolutionary War, in the North Sea. TIMPOS 1,142 views. Battle of Dogger Bank: NavTac Naval Miniature Rules (Battlegame Book, Band 1) Deutsche Dogge Miniatur Hund Ornament – uncropped Ohren – Harlequin Kösener 6010 - Deutsche Dogge Miniatur Neuheit 2010; Deutsche Dogge als Miniaturhund; hergestellt in liebevoller Handarbeit in Kösen; naturgetreue Darstellung wie immer bei Kösener Produkten ; Länge 22 cm, Höhe 16 cm und Breite 6 … The attack killed 18 civilians and created a great deal of anger against Germany and the Royal Navy for failing to protect the British coast. MacBride served in the North Sea with Sir Hyde Parker's fleet, and fought against the Dutch at the Battle of Dogger Bankon 5 August 1781. While Dutch losses from the battle were well documented,[8] naval historian William Laird Clowes noted that certain unconfirmed reports suggested that the Dutch casualties were actually much higher, possibly reaching 1100 killed and wounded. Fewer casualties were suffered, for example, in the battle of the Chesapeake, fought a month later between fleets more than twice as large. The Battle of Dogger Bank (1915) was one of the most legendary naval battles that occurred during the Great War. Taking to the offensive soon after the beginning of hostilities, British forces won the Battle of Heligoland Bight in late August. [7]:46 In spite of this, Berwick and Parker's flagship Fortitude, both 74 guns, were both relatively new and in good shape. The ships of Parker's fleet were not in the best of condition, since great demands were placed on the Royal Navy by the demands of the war, and all manner of ships were pressed into service, or did not receive necessary maintenance. With Admiral Hugo von Pohl becoming mortally ill and Admiral Reinhard Scheer taking command of the German High Seas Fleet on 18 January 1916, the Germans began to take a more offensive strategy in the North Sea. Das Westende der Sandbank ist rund 100 Kilometer von der britischen Ostküste, ihr Ostende rund 125 bis 150 Kilometer von der dänischen Westküste entfernt. It was a bloody encounter between a British squadron under Vice Admiral Sir Hyde Parker and a Dutch squadron under Vice Admiral Johan Zoutman, both of which were escorting convoys. The Admiralty quickly responded by citing the truth, that no other Allied forces had been engaged besides the 10th Minesweeping Division and that no cruisers had been sunk in the action. The opening months of World War I saw the Royal Navy quickly assert its dominance around the world. [9], Both sides claimed victory, although it was a tactical draw given that no ships were lost on either side (with the exception of the Holland) and both convoys escaped. Battle of Dogger Bank. [10] Despite the fact that they had only sunk a minesweeping sloop, the Germans claimed that they had engaged a squadron of four new cruisers and sunk two of them with torpedoes. The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval encounter between a French force, under the command of the famous privateer, Jean Bart, and a squadron of Dutch ships acting as escort to a convoy of more than one hundred merchant vessels. Battle of Dogger Bank (1781), during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, a Royal Navy squadron fought a Dutch squadron on 5 August 1781. The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval battle that took place on 5 August 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, contemporaneously related to the American Revolutionary War, in the North Sea. [2] The heavily damaged Holland slowly sank due to damage sustained during the battle after its conclusion. Der Windpark wird vom Forewind -Konsortium entwickelt und teilt sich verschiedene Teilgebiete auf. The ships had had no time to practise the normal fleet manoeuvres. Knowing they were out-gunned, the British attempted to flee and in the chase, the sloop HMS Arabis was sunk, before the British squadron escaped. As for myself, I am now too old for the service". Upon being attacked, the British attempted to flee to the safety of the coast. Battle of Dogger Bank: NavTac Naval Miniature Rules (Battlegame Book, Band 1) Deutsche Dogge Miniatur Hund Ornament – uncropped Ohren – Harlequin Kösener 6010 - Deutsche Dogge Miniatur Neuheit 2010; Deutsche Dogge als Miniaturhund; hergestellt in liebevoller Handarbeit in Kösen; naturgetreue Darstellung wie immer bei Kösener Produkten ; Länge 22 cm, Höhe 16 cm und Breite 6 … Two ships were told to change places, which led to a mistake and placed the Dolphin against one of the largest Dutch ships and the Bienfaisant without an opponent. [7]:52 He then resigned his command. A few hours later the alert was cancelled but next day, it was discovered that a force of light cruisers and destroyers had sailed westwards from the Jade river. Six men died in the explosion and the ship began to sink; several attempts to tow the ship failed in the heavy sea and Arethusa was driven onto the Cutler shoal and broke in two. European War 6: 1914 - Duration: 12:40. Zoutman then also raised his flag and opened fire, raking the Fortitude with a broadside. The British blockade of Germany was causing hunger and the Germans lacked the staying power of the British and Scheer desired to find some means to counter British sea power. [5] The result of this inaction was the collapse of their economically important trade. Battle of Dogger Bank. [7] When the British sloops were first sighted, the Germans hesitated to attack as the new Arabis-class vessels could not be immediately identified. Three German torpedo boat flotillas sortied into the North Sea and encountered the British 10th Mine-sweeping Flotilla near Dogger Bank. Strategical Plan of the Dogger Bank Action. [2][3][4] The only British vessels in the area were those of the British 10th Minesweeping Flotilla, consisting of HMS Arabis, Poppy, Buttercup, and Alyssum. On 9 February, the Admiralty warned the Grand Fleet that the Germans were stirring and the fleet was ordered south, the cruisers of Harwich Force being ordered to sail for Texel. [5] Each of these 1,250 long tons (1,270 t) Arabis-class sloops was armed only with two 4.7 in (120 mm) guns as well as two 3-pounder anti-aircraft guns and were little match to the large numbers of German torpedo boats pitted against them. Battle of the Dogger Bank The first major confrontation between British and German capital ships in the First World War, fought on 24th January 1915 off the coast of England; where the Royal Navy missed a trick and the Imperial German Navy learnt some important lessons on ship safety Some ships were in such poor condition that the number of guns available to fire was reduced from its normal complement. The Dutch crews were inexperienced as they had not seen any significant action due to the British blockade. In December 1780, Great Britain declared war on the Dutch Republic, drawing it militarily into the American War of Independence. Battle of Dogger Bank: NavTac Naval Miniature Rules (Battlegame Book, Band 1) Deutsche Dogge Miniatur Hund Ornament – uncropped Ohren – Harlequin Kösener 6010 - Deutsche Dogge Miniatur Neuheit 2010; Deutsche Dogge als Miniaturhund; hergestellt in liebevoller Handarbeit in Kösen; naturgetreue Darstellung wie immer bei Kösener Produkten ; Länge 22 cm, Höhe 16 cm und Breite 6 … The High Seas Fleet could only prevail against the Grand Fleet in exceptional circumstances, which Jellicoe would never allow but Scheer thought that he could make the British war-weary and German raids in the North Sea became more frequent. Three German torpedo boat flotillas sortied into the North Sea and encountered the British 10th Mine-sweeping Flotilla near Dogger Bank. Dogger Bank incident, during the Russo-Japanese War, Russian naval ships opened fire on British fishing boats in the area of Dogger Bank on 21 October 1904, mistaking them for Japanese torpedo boats. Dogger Bank C and Sofia joint application for planning permission to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council – 10 September 2020. [13], This article is about a 1916 battle. Surprisingly, the Dutch ships did not fire as the British approached until the two fleets were about half a musket shot apart. [7]:48 Zoutman, whose ships had been interspersed with the merchantmen, signalled his line to form in between Parker and the convoy. Namensgebend für den Windpark ist die Sandbank Doggerbank. The Battle of the Dogger Bank, Plan No 3 (5.9Mb) BATTLE IN OUTLINE : Postcard of the Battle from the scrapbook of Leading Signalman George Smith, then on board HM Destroyer Forester : Sunday 24 January 1915 . [7]:48 When Parker raised the battle flag shortly before 08:00, for close action, the British fleet moved closer. As the cruisers of the Harwich Force returned to port, the light cruiser HMS Arethusa struck a mine, ran aground and broke in two. The Battle of Dogger Bank on 10 February 1916 was a naval engagement between the Kaiserliche Marine of the German Empire and the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, during the First World War. [1] At least one convoy did make it to the Baltic, but it flew under the Swedish flag and was accompanied by a Swedish frigate.[10]. Admiral Sir Hyde Parker was accompanying a convoy of ships from the Baltic when he spotted the sails of the Dutch fleet at 04:00 on the morning of 5 August. The German vessels eventually engaged the British vessels, after mistaking them for cruisers instead of minesweeping sloops. The German vessels eventually engaged the British vessels, after mistaking them for cruisers instead of minesweeping sloops. 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