Cuxhaven Raid

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
naval air raid
gptkbp:commanded Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt
Commander Charles Samson
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:date 25 December 1914
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cuxhaven Raid
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cuxhaven,_Germany
gptkbp:objective attack Zeppelin sheds
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:result minor damage to German facilities
no British aircraft lost to enemy action
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:HMS_Empress
gptkb:HMS_Engadine
gptkb:HMS_Riviera
gptkbp:significance demonstrated feasibility of seaborne air strikes
early example of combined sea-air operation
gptkbp:target gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Sopwith_Tabloid
gptkb:Avro_504
Short Folder Seaplanes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Cuxhaven
gptkb:Battle_of_Cuxhaven_Raid
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7