Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The Richmond Virginian
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
WWI naval events: British battleship Bulwark explodes near Sheerness after bombarding Zeebrugge; prior submarine raid in Dover Patrol; British entrench 200,000 men against potential German invasion via Zeebrugge.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
protects the strait of Dover. It was
near Sheerness, opposite Zeebrugge that
the British battleship Bulwark
was blown up, and before that a submarine
raid was made in the Dover
Patrol south of Sheerness. Recently British
warships have been bombarding
Zeebrugge, endeavoring to smash it as
a naval base, and the Bulwark is supposed
to have returned from a bombardment
and to have been taken to
Sheerness for a new supply of ammunition
when she was blown up. (B) shows
region where the British have entrenched
and stationed 200,000
men, it is reported, to meet a possible German
invasion. Should the Kaiser attempt
such a feat, the base at Zeebrugge
would undoubtedly be of great
importance in his army and
movements.
What sub-type of article is it?
What themes does it cover?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Story Details
Key Persons
Location
Strait Of Dover, Sheerness, Zeebrugge
Story Details
The British battleship Bulwark was blown up near Sheerness, opposite Zeebrugge, under the British mine field protecting the strait of Dover. Before that, a submarine raid was made in the Dover Patrol south of Sheerness. Recently, British warships bombarded Zeebrugge to smash it as a naval base, and the Bulwark supposedly returned from a bombardment to Sheerness for ammunition when blown up. Region (B) where British entrenched and stationed 200,000 men to meet possible German invasion, with Zeebrugge important for German army movements.