The Naval War of 1914

The Naval War of 1914

Two Actions at Sea During the Early Phase of the First World War-The Action off Heligoland August 1914 by L. Cecil Jane & Coronel and the Falkland Islands by A. Neville Hilditch

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The worlds great navies grappling for dominance of the high seas The Battle of Heligoland Bight was the first naval battle of the Great War, fought in the late summer of 1914 when the Royal Navy devised a plan to ambush German patrols operating in the northern North Sea. A sizeable force of British warships under the commands of Tyrwhitt, Keyes, Goodenough and Beatty were set to the task and the ensuing conflict resulted in the sinking of three German light cruisers and one destroyer. Three German light cruisers were also damaged. The British loss was light and the action is widely regarded as...