7th Cruiser Squadron
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7th-cruiser-squadron-217-527921
title:
7th Cruiser Squadron
text:
The 7th Cruiser Squadron was a blockading force of the Royal Navy during the First World War used to close the English Channel to German traffic. It was employed patrolling an area of the North Sea known as the Broad Fourteens in support of vessels guarding the northern entrance to the Channel. The Squadron had been part of the Third Fleet of the Home Fleets. The squadron came to public attention when on 22 September 1914, three of the cruisers were sunk by one German submarine while on patrol.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Cruiser formation of the Royal Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Cruiser_Squadron
date created:
2007-05-27T08:50:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T04:29:09Z
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13
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