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WWI British-German naval engagement
The action off Lerwick (/ˈlɛrɪk/, "Lerrick") was a naval engagement on 17 October 1917 fought in the North Sea during the First World War. The German light
Action_off_Lerwick
Light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy
replaced by FK Edmund Schulz. The success of the two ships in the action off Lerwick led the British to commit heavier escorts to the convoys to Norway
SMS_Brummer
Light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy
the Lerwick raid, the Admiralstab considered sending Brummer and Bremse on a commerce raiding mission into the Atlantic. They were to operate off the
SMS_Bremse
Naval Engagement in World War I
the German Brummer-class cruisers SMS Brummer and SMS Bremse (the action off Lerwick) against the Scandinavian Convoy. (During 1917, six U-boats were sunk
Second Battle of Heligoland Bight
Second_Battle_of_Heligoland_Bight
1917 naval battle
of the action off Lerwick but decided to mount another operation when it was clear that Scandinavian ships were still sailing the Bergen–Lerwick route
Action_of_11–12_December_1917
Class of light cruisers of the German Imperial Navy
merchant ships, two destroyers, and two armed trawlers. In the ensuing action off Lerwick, the German ships quickly sank the escorting destroyers and nine of
Brummer-class_cruiser
Archipelago in Scotland
The islands' administrative centre, largest settlement and only burgh is Lerwick, which has been the capital of Shetland since 1708, before which time the
Shetland
century BC to piracy off the coast of Somalia in the 21st century. If a battle has no commonly used name it is referred to as "Action of (date)" within the
List_of_naval_battles
SMS Bremse about 70 nautical miles (130 km) east of Lerwick in the Shetland Islands in the Action off Lerwick. Narva United Kingdom 22 December 1957 A cargo
List of shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
List_of_shipwrecks_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean
1994 hostage taking incident in Oregon, U.S.
cat ... It just kind of throws you off a little. It kind of shows you the way the world is getting." Sgt. David Lerwick called the calls "bizarre". After
Gresham cat hostage taking incident
Gresham_cat_hostage_taking_incident
Uboat.net. Retrieved 19 October 2012. "British Merchant Ships Lost to Enemy Action Part 3 of 3 - September 1917-November 1918 in date order". Naval History
List of shipwrecks in October 1917
List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1917
British M-Class destroyer, WW1
based at Rosyth. On 16 October, the destroyer participated in the Action off Lerwick, escorting the aircraft carrier Furious, which launched aircraft to
HMS_Penn_(1916)
WWII V-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy
Andenes, Norway, off the Lofoten Islands. Her most famous mission, however, was her eleventh patrol out of the British submarine base at Lerwick in the Shetland
HMS_Venturer_(P68)
Accommodation vessel
workers at the Shetland Gas Plant. During this time, it was berthed at Lerwick, Scotland. In 2015, a man from Saltcoats, Ayrshire called Her Majesty's
Bibby_Stockholm
British M-class destroyer
for the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron during the Action off Lerwick, but took no active part in the action. Orford subsequently took part in the Royal Navy's
HMS_Orford_(1916)
1915 naval battle
The Action off Noordhinder Bank on 1 May 1915 was a naval engagement between four British naval trawlers, supported by a flotilla of four destroyers and
Action_off_Noordhinder_Bank
BBC Scotland crime drama TV series, 2013–
on or near Shetland have included Lerwick, the NorthLink ferry, and the village of Wester Quarff, south of Lerwick. Some filming was on Fair Isle for
Shetland_(TV_series)
The action of 15 February 1918 was a naval engagement in the Strait of Dover of the English Channel during the First World War. The action took place between
Action_of_14/15_February_1918
Part of the First World War
The Battle off Texel, also known as the Action off Texel or the Action of 17 October 1914, was a naval battle off the coast of the Dutch island of Texel
Battle_off_Texel
List of ships with the same or similar names
establishment) was the Navy's base at Lerwick, Shetland between 1939 and 1945. HMS Fox II was the Coastal Forces Base at Lerwick between 1942 and 1944. Ships named
HMS_Fox
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
trawler Monravia sighted a submarine east of Lerwick, and Sylvia and the destroyer Arab were ordered out from Lerwick to investigate. The submarine was the German
HMS_Sylvia_(1897)
Royal Navy sixth-rate frigate
another patrol, leaving on 2 August and arriving at Lerwick a week later. After spending some time off Aberdeen, she returned to Leith on 30 August having
HMS_Solebay_(1742)
German World War II naval operation
HMS Venturer (Lieutenant James Launders), which had just left Lerwick in Scotland, to Fedje Island, off the coast of Norway to search for U-864. On 6 February
Operation_Caesar
North Sea naval battle between the UK and German fleets
The action of 19 August 1916 was one of two attempts in 1916 by the German High Seas Fleet to engage elements of the British Grand Fleet, following the
Action_of_19_August_1916
North Sea became the main theatre of the war for surface action. The Second World War also saw action in the North Sea, including the German invasion of Norway
History_of_the_North_Sea
1916 major naval battle during World War I
and disengage, thereby avoiding a decisive action. Within the existing technological limits, a trade-off had to be made between the weight and size of
Battle_of_Jutland
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
continued cruising until Saturday 3 April, before entering the Sound at Lerwick at 10pm, where she again met the Esk, which was sheltering from storms
HMS_Oberon_(1805)
Entertainment venue in Shetland
Mareel is a multi-purpose entertainment venue located on the waterfront of Lerwick, the capital of Shetland. Opening in 2012, the facility includes a music
Mareel
on 25 April she sailed west from the port of Åndalsnes and arrived at Lerwick in Shetland at 1900hrs on 26 April. Her approach had initially led to some
HNoMS_Sleipner_(1936)
1968 UK–USSR nuclear submarine collision
escorted the submarine as it was diverted to a sheltered anchorage near Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, where a team of shipwrights conducted cosmetic
Submarine incident off Kola Peninsula (1968)
Submarine_incident_off_Kola_Peninsula_(1968)
Second World War pilot, recipient of the Victoria Cross
exposure and cold. He died shortly after being picked up. He is buried in Lerwick Cemetery, Shetland Islands. Flight Lieutenant Hornell was captain and first
David_Ernest_Hornell
WWII submarine of the Royal Navy
ship Sirius. On 16 March, Syrtis departed Lerwick for her seventh patrol, off the Kya Lighthouse then later off Bodø. She achieved the only success of her
HMS_Syrtis
British fishing boat
schooner in which Lieutenant William Sanders earned the Victoria Cross for an action with U-93 during World War I Hugh Perkins and J. David Perkins, whose works
HM_Armed_Smack_Inverlyon
Oil tanker which ran aground during a storm off Shetland, Scotland in 1993
to lose control of the ship during a storm. At 05:19 on 5 January 1993, Lerwick coastguard were advised that the tanker, Braer, en route from Bergen, Norway
MV_Braer
WWI naval battle in the North Sea
The action of 29 February 1916 was a naval engagement fought during the First World War between the United Kingdom and the German Empire. SMS Greif, a
Action_of_29_February_1916
ready for operations on 5 May and arrived at the Norwegian naval base at Lerwick in the Shetland Islands on 6 May. The vessel's commander was Lieutenant
MTB_345
Forage fish, mostly belonging to the family Clupeidae
in the late 19th century, when a herring boom saw Shetland and its town Lerwick become known as the "herring capital of Europe". Herringbone pattern Based
Herring
European windstorm in 1992
across the A968 before dropping back into the earth. In a caravan park in Lerwick, 22 caravans were destroyed, 8 of which had been "thrown through the air"
1992_New_Year's_Day_Storm
1567 battle in Scotland
523 Diurnal of Occurrents (Edinburgh, 1833), p. 123 John H. Ballantyne & Brian Smith, Shetland Documents, 1195-1579 (Lerwick, 1999), pp. 126-8 no. 171.
Battle_of_Carberry_Hill
World War II German Submarines
British submarine HMS Venturer was sent from the British submarine base at Lerwick to intercept. On 6 February, U-864 passed the Fedje area without being
German_submarine_U-864
Neap Fru Stack, off Moul of Eswick Hoo Stack, about a mile offshore from Moul of Eswick Stacks of Vatsland, north of Gremista, Lerwick Holm of Noss - unnamed
List of sea stacks in Scotland
List_of_sea_stacks_in_Scotland
British sailor and activist (born c. 1943)
Hill refused to register his vehicle or pay road tax. He was arrested in Lerwick in July 2011 and charged with road traffic offences. In December 2011 Hill
Stuart "Captain Calamity" Hill
Stuart_"Captain_Calamity"_Hill
S-class submarine of the royal navy
patrol off Norway, providing protection to Arctic Convoys to and from ports in Northern Russia. Her patrol was uneventful, and she returned to Lerwick on
HMS_Simoom_(P225)
1918 Royal Navy operation to block Ostend Harbour
southeast England. U-boats could also depart from Bruges at night, cutting a day off the journey to the Western Approaches, more easily avoiding the North Sea
Second_Ostend_Raid
sea was too rough for the aircraft to land, and the MTB had to return to Lerwick before they reached the lifeboat because of lack of fuel. The crew were
Shetland_bus_boats
Pair of archipelagos near Scotland
kilometres (567 mi2) and its coastline is 2,702 kilometres (1,679 mi) long. Lerwick, the capital and largest settlement, has a population of around 7,500.
Northern_Isles
Cruiser formation of the Royal Navy
submarine and should have tried to flee; this was not yet considered the proper action to take. Cressy came to a stop amongst the survivors; Weddigen fired two
7th_Cruiser_Squadron
British Royal Navy vessel in the First World War
February 1916. Torpedoed by UC-40 on 8 December 1917 in the North Sea off Lerwick; foundered 24 December. HMS Hazel – Launched 1907; ABS from 14 November
Armed_boarding_steamer
Part of the 1916 WWI naval battle
for night action, but German ships had. The Germans had better searchlight control, using iris shutters which could rapidly switch on and off the light
Night action at the Battle of Jutland
Night_action_at_the_Battle_of_Jutland
Former Royal Air Force flying boat base in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
headquarters at Dungallan House, Oban. No. 209 Squadron re-equipped with Saro Lerwick flying-boats were based at RAF Oban. Aircrew based at RAF Oban were billeted
RAF_Oban
minesweeper. From Dryad he was sent to Inverlyon as the commanding officer. The action of 15 August 1915 was a small naval battle involving Ernest Jehan. In 1915
Ernest_Martin_Jehan
1918 British military attack on German-held port in Belgium
saw action. The assaults on Zeebrugge and Ostend were launched on 23 April, after being twice delayed by poor weather. The Ostend force arrived off the
First_Ostend_Raid
sunk by German submarine U-17 off Montrose. 23 June – World War I: Two German submarines sink 17 vessels from the Lerwick fishing fleet. 3 July – World
1915_in_Scotland
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
quickly to become the commander of the Byzantine Varangian Guard, seeing action on the Mediterranean Sea, in Asia Minor, Sicily, possibly in the Holy Land
Harald_Hardrada
Admiralty M-class destroyer
escorting a convoy from Aspö Fjord 100 km (62 mi) north of Bergen, Norway, to Lerwick, Pasley rammed and sank the submarine HMS G9, after G9 fired two torpedoes
HMS_Pasley_(1916)
World War I naval battle
The Action of 16 March 1917 was a naval engagement in which the British armed boarding steamer SS Dundee and HMS Achilles, a Warrior-class armoured cruiser
Action_of_16_March_1917
Submarine of the Royal Navy
Loch on 13 May 1942, transferring to Lerwick where she began her first wartime patrol on 16 May, operating off of the North Sea coast of Norway. During
HMS_Unruffled
Submarine of the Royal Navy
appalling weather from Russia via Aspö Fjord, 100 km north of Bergen, to Lerwick, and had resorted to displaying a white light halfway up the mast by night
HMS_G9
First major naval battle of First World War
in the south-eastern North Sea, when the British attacked German patrols off the north-west German coast. The German High Seas Fleet was in harbour on
Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914)
Battle_of_Heligoland_Bight_(1914)
engine problem on take-off from RAF Odiham, buries nose in an earthen berm. 20 February First fatal accident involving a Saro Lerwick flying boat occurs when
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1940–1942)
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1940–1942)
Bay in the Shetland Islands, Scotland
Marsali (7 February 2012). "Lights, camera, action… reestit mutton!". Shetland Life. The Shetland Times. Lerwick. Retrieved 17 June 2019. Tønnessen, Johan
Ronas_Voe
1930s proposed Italian flying boat
era Aichi H9A Beriev Be-4 Dornier Do 18 Fairchild 91 Saunders-Roe A.36 Lerwick Related lists List of aircraft of World War II List of Interwar military
CANT_Z.504
north-western French ports. After this she spent four years on transport work from Lerwick. She then went south and was engaged in the D-Day landings on the Cherbourg
RMS_Lady_of_Mann
British motor torpedo and gunboat
being worked up at HMS Bee shore base at Weymouth, they were based at Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, and deployed for numerous operations along the
Fairmile_D_motor_torpedo_boat
Royal Navy officer (1764–1832)
Pappa's Tower). Mr Nicolson, of Bullister and Lochend, was a merchant in Lerwick who purchased a large amount of landed property, including the Island of
George_Mouat_Keith
Referendum held in Scotland
member state of the EU". In July 2013, the Scottish government made the Lerwick Declaration, indicating an interest in devolving power to Scotland's islands
2014 Scottish independence referendum
2014_Scottish_independence_referendum
by European Horizon 2020 funding. The Scottish Government took positive action to support the ailing wave energy sector in Scotland, following the demise
Wave_Energy_Scotland
Pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy
Fleet. She soon suffered a mishap, colliding with battleship Duncan at Lerwick on 26 September 1905, but suffered no damage. Albion transferred to the
HMS_Albion_(1898)
Type UB I submarine of the German Imperial Navy
Retrieved 5 March 2009. "British fishing vessels lost at sea due to enemy action: 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order". World War 1 at Sea. Naval-History.net
SM_UB-4
Early Scottish regional airline (1933–1938)
passenger). On 3 October 1933 Fresson flew a businessman from Thurso to Lerwick in 'AWO when weather forced them to land in a field next to the Kettletoft
Highland_Airways_Limited
School in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Laing of Dunphail – businessman and peer Norman Lamont, Baron Lamont of Lerwick – former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer Hew Lorimer – sculptor
Loretto_School
Lead ship of British York-class
HMS Eclipse was badly damaged by air attack and York was detailed to tow her to Lerwick for repairs. The ship, and the light cruisers HMS Manchester and HMS Birmingham
HMS_York_(90)
Marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean
2020. p. 94 shows the amphidromic points of the North Sea Tide table for Lerwick: tide-forecast Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Tide table
North_Sea
capacity. There is a successful waste-to-energy incineration plant at Lerwick in Shetland which burns 22,000 tonnes (24,250 tons) of waste every year
Renewable_energy_in_Scotland
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
completed her patrol unharmed. On 11 December 1917 the destroyer left from Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, along with HMS Pellew and several armed trawlers
HMS_Partridge_(1916)
Military unit
14 (Arctic) Commandos raiding the Norwegian coast from their base in Lerwick in the Shetland Islands In April seven men of No. 14 (Arctic) Commando
British Commando operations during the Second World War
British_Commando_operations_during_the_Second_World_War
was damaged by German bombs, Fleetwood towed the damaged ship back to Lerwick in Shetland. She then returned to Romsdalsfjord, relieving the damaged
HMS_Fleetwood_(U47)
Continent
Tudor Cornwall: portrait of a society. C. Scribner, p. 400 "One decisive action might have forced Philip II to the negotiating table and avoided fourteen
Europe
Main island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland
Orkney and the Scottish Mainland and Shetland on the following routes: Lerwick to Kirkwall (operated by NorthLink Ferries) Aberdeen to Kirkwall (operated
Mainland,_Orkney
S-class submarine of the Royal Navy
Young, was mentioned in dispatches for his part in the action. Saracen ended her patrol in Lerwick on 9 August, then transferred to Holy Loch, arriving
HMS_Saracen_(P247)
Archipelago, county and council area in northern Scotland
(seasonal passenger only service, operated by John o' Groats Ferries) Lerwick to Kirkwall (operated by NorthLink Ferries) Aberdeen to Kirkwall (operated
Orkney
S-class submarine built for the Royal Navy
HMS Ambuscade and Uproar. On the 13th, the boat departed Holy Loch for Lerwick, Scotland, in company with the submarines HMS Sea Nymph and HMS Truculent
HMS_Sportsman
Large minefield laid by the United States in World War I
started. These buoys were subject to potential movement by storms or enemy action. Three to five percent of the new mines dropped into the North Sea detonated
North_Sea_Mine_Barrage
an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial
List of maritime disasters in World War I
List_of_maritime_disasters_in_World_War_I
Ferry operator in Scotland
Strategic Marine. Retrieved 11 May 2023. "New Kerrera Ferry Launches in Lerwick". CMAL. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018. Craig Borland (8 May 2020)
Caledonian_MacBrayne
Island of the Inner Hebrides, Scotland
silver birch, hazel, bird cherry, and hawthorn. The local Biodiversity Action Plan recommends land management measures to control the spread of ragwort
Isle_of_Skye
Attack by the Imperial German Navy on 16 December 1914
opportunities to isolate small sections of the Grand Fleet of the Royal Navy to cut off, trap and destroy. A raid on Yarmouth had produced few results but demonstrated
Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
Raid_on_Scarborough,_Hartlepool_and_Whitby
The action of 17 March 1917 was a German raid on British shipping in the Strait of Dover as well as the harbours of Ramsgate and Margate. Two flotillas
Action_of_17_March_1917
First World War event
had returned and engaged the six light cruisers and escorts but broke off the action when seriously outgunned after the battlecruisers returned. The light
Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft
Bombardment_of_Yarmouth_and_Lowestoft
Scottish energy company
nuclear power stations in Scotland were spun off into a third company, Scottish Nuclear, which was not sold off with ScottishPower and Scottish Hydro Electric
ScottishPower
Bay in Northwest of Mainland, Shetland
Shetland; two popular lectures (Lecture). Cornell University Library. Lerwick: Lerwick, T. & J. Manson. p. 115. LCCN 03002186. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via
St_Magnus_Bay
Purported 14th century sea voyage
for instance the island of Bressay for "Bres", and Danaberg sound near Lerwick for "Damberc". Zichmni then builds a fort on Bres and leaves Nicolò in
Voyage_of_the_Zeno_brothers
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
was responsible for escorting the first southbound convoy to travel from Lerwick to Immingham on 29 April 1917. Convoys often operated at night and in very
HMS_Radstock
Island off the coast of Scotland
islands outside of Skye, Ben More, which dominates the skyline of the island. Off the west coast of the island lie many smaller islands, including Iona and
Isle_of_Mull
Island off the coast of Scotland
Arran (/ˈærən/; Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde
Isle_of_Arran
1918 British bombing raid in Tønder, Denmark
strategic bombing of Britain. On 19 July 1918, seven Sopwith Camels took off from HMS Furious, a converted battlecruiser, in the first attack in history
Tondern_raid
Centralized heat distribution system
Aviemore, and others followed at Lochgilphead, Fort William and Forfar. Lerwick District Heating Scheme in Shetland is of note because it is one of the
District_heating
Location of two former nuclear research establishments in northern Scotland
Command as a satellite of HMS Tern at Twatt in Orkney. It never saw any action during the war and was placed into care and maintenance in 1949. The Pentland
Dounreay
Military unit
at Banchory 6th Volunteer Battalion at Keith 7th Volunteer Battalion at Lerwick (three companies attached to 1st VB) Gordon Bearer Company, Army Medical
153rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
153rd_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
British physicist, engineer and mathematician (1824–1907)
atmospheric electrical measurements at the observatories of Kew, Eskdalemuir and Lerwick". Weather. 58 (1): 11–19. Bibcode:2003Wthr...58...11H. doi:10.1256/wea
Lord_Kelvin
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Acting; Actress; Action; Expressions; Act
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Greek Latin
In ancient Greek mythology Actaeon was a hunter dismembered by his own dogs.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Action
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Australian, Celtic, Jamaican
From the Afton River
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Action
Male
Greek
(Ακταίων) Greek myth name of a hunter who was torn to pieces by his own dogs, AKTAION means "effulgence." He was then transformed into a deer, thus himself becoming the hunted.Â
Female
English
English unisex name derived from a place name ASTON means "east settlement."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places, especially in Shropshire and adjacent counties, named Acton. Generally, these are from Old English Äc ‘oak’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’.
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Hindu
Action
Male
Romanian
 Romanian form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Male
Russian
(Ðнтон) Russian form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place called Afton, examples of which are found in Devon and on the Isle of Wight.
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Jamaican
From the Afton River; Place Name
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English
A town in the U.K.
Male
German
 German form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : most probably a variant of Nathan, altered by folk etymology under the influence of the English vocabulary word nation.
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Greek
A hunter dismembered by his own dogs.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, ACTON means "oak tree settlement."Â
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Work
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Tamil
Action
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