Action of 14/15 February 1918

Action of 14/15 February 1918
Part of the First World War

Map of the North Sea
Date14/15 February 1918
Location
Strait of Dover minefield, English Channel
51°00′N 01°30′E / 51.000°N 1.500°E / 51.000; 1.500
Result German victory
Belligerents
 Royal Navy  Imperial German Navy
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 58 drifters
  • 10 trawlers
  • 2 paddle minesweepers
  • 4 Destroyers
  • 4 Torpedo boats
Casualties and losses
  • 22 killed
  • 54 missing
  • 13 wounded
  • 1 Trawler sunk
  • 7 drifters sunk
  • 1 paddle minesweeper sunk
  • 6 drifters damaged
 G 102 slightly damaged

The action of 15 February 1918 was a naval engagement in the Strait of Dover of the English Channel during the First World War. The action took place between a Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) destroyer flotilla and vessels of the Dover Patrol.

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