Dover Patrol

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The Dover Patrol was a Royal Navy command during World War I responsible for securing the English Channel, protecting cross-Channel traffic, and countering German naval and submarine threats.

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Label Occurrences
Dover Patrol canonical 2
The Dover Patrol 1915–1917 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy command
naval formation
alliance Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allies of World War I
commander Reginald Bacon
Roger Keyes
conflict World War I
country United Kingdom
endTime 1919
garrison Dover Harbour
headquarters Dover
surface form: Dover, Kent
heritage commemorated by Dover Patrol memorials in the United Kingdom and France
location Dover
English Channel
Strait of Dover
surface form: Straits of Dover
notableOperation operations against German U-boats in the Channel
protection of British Expeditionary Force cross-Channel movements
support of operations off the Belgian coast
objective keep the Straits of Dover open to Allied shipping
prevent German surface raiders entering the Channel
reduce losses from German U-boat attacks
operationalArea approaches to the North Sea
waters between the United Kingdom and France
opponent U-boats
surface form: German U-boat arm

Imperial German Navy
partOf Grand Fleet
Royal Navy home commands
surface form: Royal Navy Channel operations
role countering German naval threats
countering German submarine threats
protecting cross-Channel traffic
securing the English Channel
serviceBranch Royal Navy
startTime 1914
task anti-submarine patrols
blockade enforcement
coastal bombardment support
escort of merchant shipping
escort of troop transports
mine laying
mine sweeping
used aircraft
anti-submarine nets
barrage balloons
coastal motor boats
destroyers
minesweepers
naval mines
patrol boats
seaplanes
submarines

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Flag Officer, Dover oversaw Dover Patrol
Vice‑Admiral Sir Roger Keyes notableCommand Dover Patrol
subject surface form: Roger Keyes
Rear‑Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon notableWork Dover Patrol
subject surface form: Reginald Bacon
this entity surface form: The Dover Patrol 1915–1917