Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval raid
gptkbp:artilleryShellsFired over 1,150
gptkbp:BritishResponse Royal Navy attempted interception
gptkbp:casualties 137 civilians killed
592 civilians wounded
gptkbp:civilianTargeted yes
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 16 December 1914
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
gptkbp:location gptkb:Scarborough
gptkb:Whitby
gptkb:Hartlepool
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive in British press
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Hartlepool_Bombardment_Memorial
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:David_Beatty
gptkb:Franz_von_Hipper
gptkb:Frederick_Sturdee
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:purpose Bombardment of British coastal towns
gptkbp:result German ships escaped
German victory (tactical), British propaganda victory
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:British_destroyers
gptkb:British_battlecruisers
gptkb:German_destroyers
German battlecruisers
British light cruisers
German light cruisers
gptkbp:significance First attack on British soil during World War I
Used in British propaganda to encourage enlistment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Dogger_Bank_(1915)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6