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Second Ostend Raid

The Second Ostend Raid (officially known as Operation VS) was the later of two failed attempts made during the spring of 1918 by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy to block the channels leading to the Belgian port of Ostend as a part of its conflict with the German Empire during World War I. Due to the significant strategic advantages conferred by the…

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Date
9 May 1918
Result
German victory

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Bruges

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Attack on Ostend

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Second Ostend Raid

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Date · 2
Second Ostend Raid → 9 May 1918, Date9 May 1918LocationOstend, Belgium.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-pa…
Location · 1
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Result · 1
Second Ostend Raid → German victory

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ostend german operation bruges zeebrugge raid channel british vindictive harbour isbn fire cruiser launch war hms two artillery heavy monitors

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Second Ostend RaidDateDate9 May 1918LocationOstend, Belgium.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-pa…1.00infobox
Second Ostend RaidDate9 May 19181.00infobox
Second Ostend RaidLocationOstend, Belgium.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi…1.00infobox
Second Ostend RaidResultGerman victory1.00infobox
destroyersinstance ofthrough which small warships0.80text
light cruisersinstance ofthrough which small warships0.80text
submarines could travelinstance ofthrough which small warships0.80text
find a safe harbour from which to launch raids into the English Channelinstance ofthrough which small warships0.80text
along the coasts of southeast Englandinstance ofthrough which small warships0.80text

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    Second Ostend Raid

    Nodes64
    Edges63
    Triples9
    Avg. degree1.97
    Density0.03125
    Components1
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