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 | |||||||
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Pairt o Warld War I | |||||||
Gun frae SMS Bremse at Scapa Flow | |||||||
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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. | |||||||