Battle off Texel
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The Battle off Texel, also known as the Action off Texel or the Action of 17 October 1914, was a naval battle off the coast of the Dutch island of Texel during the First World War. A British squadron, comprising one light cruiser and four destroyers on a routine patrol, encountered the German 7th Half Flotilla of torpedo boats which was en route to the British coast to lay mines. The British forces attacked and the outgunned German force attempted to flee and then fought a desperate and ineffective action against the British force, which sank all four German boats.
1914
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HMS Esk, HMS Ivanhoe, SM U-97,
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Location: 53.2892, 3.4742, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1914 Battle off Texel
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Action off the Texel, 17 October 1914 RMG PW0659
GermanSeventhHalfFlotilla
Action of 17 October 1914Sketch
ActionoffTexel| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Battle off Texel | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, German Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | SM U-97 | U-boat, Type U 93 submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Ivanhoe | I-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1934 | HMS Esk | E-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Action off the Texel, 17 October 1914 RMG PW0659 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | GermanSeventhHalfFlotilla | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Action of 17 October 1914Sketch | Commons | ||
| commons | image | ActionoffTexel | Commons | ||
