Raid on Yarmouth
The Raid on Yarmouth, on 3 November 1914, was an attack by the Imperial German Navy on the British North Sea port and town of Great Yarmouth. German shells only landed on the beach causing little damage to the town, after German ships laying mines offshore were interrupted by British destroyers. The British submarine HMS D5 was sunk by a German mine as it was leaving harbour to attack the German ships. A German armoured cruiser was sunk after striking two German mines outside its home port.
| Raid on Yarmouth | |||||||
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| Part of the First World War | |||||||
North Sea | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | German Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| David Beatty | Franz von Hipper | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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3 destroyers 1 minesweeper 3 submarines |
3 battlecruisers 1 armoured cruiser 4 light cruisers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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21 killed 3 wounded 1 submarine sunk |
235 killed 1 armoured cruiser sunk | ||||||
| Three British fishing trawlers were sunk during the raid | |||||||
Location of Great Yarmouth | |||||||
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