Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby

The Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby on 16 December 1914 was an attack by the Imperial German Navy on the British ports of Scarborough, Hartlepool, West Hartlepool and Whitby. The bombardments caused hundreds of civilian casualties and resulted in public outrage in Britain against the German Navy for the raid and the Royal Navy for failing to prevent it.

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naval battle, raid, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

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1914 Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby

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William Scott Hodgson - The Bombardment of Whitby, 16 December 1914 NY PPA 116

Naval Bombardments of British Port Towns during the First World War Q53461

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Piece of shell (5633824487)

People looking at the damage to York Road and the Poplar Grove area of Hartlepool following the Bombardment. The bombardment of the Hartlepools by Germany took place on the 16th December 1914. This (5634004373)

House damage Scarborough 1914 IWM Q 53477

Lighthouse damage Scarborough 1914 IWM Q 53462

Grand Hotel, Scarborough (5)

Remember Scarborough poster LOC cph.3g10890

Scarborough raid poster 1915 LOC cph.3g11297

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1914	Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby	German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, raid, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-75	Type UB III submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-47	Type UC II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
commons	image		William Scott Hodgson - The Bombardment of Whitby, 16 December 1914 NY PPA 116		Commons
commons	image		Naval Bombardments of British Port Towns during the First World War Q53461		Commons
commons	image		mine		Commons
commons	image		Piece of shell (5633824487)		Commons
commons	image		People looking at the damage to York Road and the Poplar Grove area of Hartlepool following the Bombardment. The bombardment of the Hartlepools by Germany took place on the 16th December 1914. This (5634004373)		Commons
commons	image		House damage Scarborough 1914 IWM Q 53477		Commons
commons	image		Lighthouse damage Scarborough 1914 IWM Q 53462		Commons
commons	image		Grand Hotel, Scarborough (5)		Commons
commons	image		Remember Scarborough poster LOC cph.3g10890		Commons
commons	image		Scarborough raid poster 1915 LOC cph.3g11297		Commons