Battle of Dover Strait (1917)

Second Battle of Dover Strait
Part of the First World War
HMS Broke in 1917.
Date 20–21 April 1917 Location Dover Strait 51°01′N 1°29′E / 51.017°N 1.483°E / 51.017; 1.483 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Edward Evans	Theophil Gautier
Strength
Destroyer leader Broke Destroyer leader Swift	6 torpedo boats
Casualties and losses
Broke heavily damaged Swift lightly damaged 22 killed	2 torpedo boats sunk 71 killed
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The Second Battle of Dover Strait was a naval battle of the First World War, fought in the Dover Strait in April 1917 and should not be confused with the major Battle of Dover Strait in 1916. Two Royal Navy destroyers defeated a superior force of German Kaiserliche Marine torpedo boats. ^[1] Two German torpedo boats were sunk; the British suffered damage to both destroyers.