Action aff Lerook

The Action aff Lerook wis a smaw naval battle o 1917 focht in the North Sea in the First Warld War.

Action aff Lerook
Pairt o Warld War I
Gun frae SMS Bremse at Scapa Flow
Date 17 October 1917 Location aff Lerwick (Shetland Islands), Scotland, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean 60°09′18″N 01°08′42″E Result German victory
Belligerents
Unitit Kinrick	German Empire
Commanders an leaders
Charles Fox  † Edward Brooke	Max Leonardi
Strenth
2 destroyers 2 naval trawlers	2 licht cruisers
Casualties an losses
~300 killed or woundit 2 destroyers sunk	None
The Breetish war escortin twal merchand ships in the battle, nine ar sunk.
Action aff Lerook Location o the battle