The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval engagement during the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

that took place on 24 January 1915 near the Dogger Bank in the North Sea between squadrons of the British Grand Fleet and the Kaiserliche Marine (High Seas Fleet). The British surprised the smaller and slower German squadron, which fled for home. During a stern chase lasting several hours, the British caught up with the Germans and engaged them with long-range gunfire. The German squadron returned to harbour, with some ships in need of extensive repairs. The Germans lost '' Blücher'' and most of her crew. The British flagship ''

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'' was out of action for several months, but they lost no ships and suffered few casualties. After the British victory, both navies replaced officers who were thought to have shown poor judgement and made changes to equipment and procedures because of failings observed during the battle.

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The German Navy's torpedo boats were of similar size and function to the destroyers in the Royal Navy, and are often referred as such.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations for Officers’ Ranks
: Adm /

Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

: VAdm / Vice-admiral : Vizeadmiral / VAdm : RAdm / Rear-admiral : Konteradmiral / KAdm : Cdre / Commodore : Kommodore / Kom : Capt /

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

: Kapitän zur See / KptzS : Cdr /

Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. ...

Fregattenkapitän Fregattenkapitän, short: FKpt / in lists: FK, () is the middle field officer rank () in the German Navy. Address In line with ZDv 10/8, the official manner of formally addressing military personnel holding the rank of ''Fregattenkapitän'' (O ...

/ FKpt : Lt Cdr / Lieutenant-commander :

Korvettenkapitän () is the lowest ranking senior officer in a number of Germanic-speaking navies. Austro-Hungary Belgium Germany Korvettenkapitän, short: KKpt/in lists: KK, () is the lowest senior officer rank () in the German Navy. Address The offici ...

/ KKpt : Lt /

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...

Kapitänleutnant ''Kapitänleutnant'', short: KptLt/in lists: KL, ( en, captain lieutenant) is an officer grade of the captains' military hierarchy group () of the German Bundeswehr. The rank is rated OF-2 in NATO, and equivalent to Hauptmann in the Heer and ...

/ KptLt : SLt /

Sub-lieutenant Sub-lieutenant is usually a junior officer rank, used in armies, navies and air forces. In most armies, sub-lieutenant is the lowest officer rank. However, in Brazil, it is the highest non-commissioned rank, and in Spain, it is the second high ...

Oberleutnant zur See ''Oberleutnant zur See'' (''OLt zS'' or ''OLZS'' in the German Navy, ''Oblt.z.S.'' in the ''Kriegsmarine'') is traditionally the highest rank of Lieutenant in the German Navy. It is grouped as OF-1 in NATO. The rank was introduced in the Imper ...

/ OLtzS Other Abbreviations : AdC.: Aide de Camp to The King : C.B.: Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath : C.M.G.: Companion of The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George : C.V.O.:

Commander of The Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Monarchy of Canada, Canadian monarch, Mon ...

: D.F: Destroyer Flotilla : D.S.C.:

Distinguished Service Cross The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a military decoration for courage. Different versions exist for different countries. *Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) *Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) *Distinguished Service Cross (U ...

: D.S.O.:

Distinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typ ...

: HMS: His Majesty's Ship : SMS: Seiner Majestät Schiff (German; translation: His Majesty's Ship) : K.C.B.:

Knight Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one ...

: M.V.O.:

Member of The Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or ...

: the Hon.:

The Honourable ''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain ...

Royal Navy

Battlecruiser Force

1st Battlecruiser Squadron The First Battlecruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy squadron of battlecruisers that saw service as part of the Grand Fleet during the First World War. It was created in 1909 as the First Cruiser Squadron and was renamed in 1913 to First Battle Cru ...

: Vice-Admiral

Sir David Beatty Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (17 January 1871 – 12 March 1936) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Mahdist War and then the response to the Boxer Rebellion, he commanded the 1st Battlecruiser Squadro ...

, K.C.B., M.V.O., D.S.O. :: (''flagship''): Capt Alfred E. M. Chatfield, C.V.O. :: : Capt Henry B. Pelly, M.V.O. :: : Capt Osmond de B. Brock, A.d.C. :

2nd Battlecruiser Squadron The 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy squadron of battlecruisers that saw service as part of the Grand Fleet during the World War I, First World War. August 1914 In August 1914, the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron was in the Mediterranean, ...

: Rear-Admiral Sir Archibald Moore, K.C.B., C.V.O. :: (''flagship''): Capt

Lionel Halsey Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, (26 February 1872 – 26 October 1949) was a Royal Navy officer and courtier. Early life and career Halsey was born in London, the fourth son of Sir Thomas Frederick Halsey, 1st Baronet. After primary education at S ...

, C.M.G., A.d.C. :: : Capt Francis W. Kennedy : 1st Light Cruiser Squadron : Commodore (2nd Class) William E. Goodenough, M.V.O. :: : Cdre Goodenough :: : Capt Charles B. Miller :: : Capt Arthur A. M. Duff :: : Capt Theobald W. B. Kennedy

Harwich Force The Harwich Force originally called Harwich Striking Force was a squadron of the Royal Navy, formed during the First World War and based in Harwich. It played a significant role in the war. History After the outbreak of the First World War, a p ...

: Commododre (T) Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, C.B. :: (light cruiser) Cdre Tyrwhitt : Attached Destroyers :: : Capt the Hon. Herbert Meade :: : Cdr Barry E. Domvile :: : Cdr Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy :: : Lt-Cdr Henry R. Clifton Mogg :: : Lt-Cdr James L. Forbes :: : Lt-Cdr Ernest H. B. Williams :: : Cdr Reginald Henniker-Heaton : 1st Destroyer Flotilla : Captain Wilmot S. Nicholson :: (flotilla cruiser, Capt Nicholson) :: 1st Division/1st D.F. ::: : Cdr Brien M. Money ::: : Lt-Cdr Cyril Callaghan ::: : Lt-Cdr Robert S. Buchanan ::: : Lt-Cdr James V. Creagh :: 3rd Division/1st D.F. ::: : Cdr Geoffrey Mackworth ::: : Lt-Cdr Montague G. B. Legge ::: : Lt-Cdr Cecil H. H. Sams ::: : Lt-Cdr Roger V. Allison :: 4th Division/1st D.F. ::: : Cdr Cecil G. Chichester ::: : Lt-Cdr Paul Whitfield ::: : Lt-Cdr Francis G. C. Coates ::: : Lt-Cdr John C. Tovey :: 5th Division/1st D.F. ::: : Cdr Dashwood F. Moir ::: : Lt-Cdr Michael K. H. Kennedy ::: : Lt-Cdr Alexander H. Gye : 3rd Destroyer Flotilla : Captain Francis G. St. John, M.V.O. :: (flotilla cruiser, Capt St.John) :: 1st Division/3rd D.F. ::: : Cdr Arthur B. S. Dutton ::: : Lt-Cdr George W. Taylor ::: : Lt-Cdr Bruce Lloyd Owen :: 2nd Division/3rd D.F. ::: : Cdr George P. England ::: : Lt-Cdr Reginald B. C. Hutchinson D.S.C. ::: : Cdr Malcolm L. Goldsmith ::: : Lt-Cdr Ralph M. Mack :: 3rd Division/3rd D.F. ::: : Cdr Graham R. L. Edwards ::: : Lt-Cdr Arthur A. Scott ::: : Lt-Cdr George H. Knowles ::: : Lt-Cdr Richard W. U. Bayly :: 4th Division/3rd D.F. ::: : Lt-Cdr Claud F. Allsup ::: : Lt-Cdr Charles E. Hughes-White :

8th Submarine Flotilla The 8th Submarine Flotilla was a flotilla of the British Royal Navy consisting of submarines and their supporting depot ships and destroyers. It was established as part of the Home Fleet in 1912. The flotilla brought together the newer, longer ran ...

: Commododre (S) Roger Keyes :: Destroyers ::: : Lt-Cdr Alfred B. Watts ::: : Cdr

Wilfred Tomkinson Vice Admiral Wilfred Tomkinson, (15 November 1877 – 7 October 1971) was a Royal Navy officer who served as commander of the Battlecruiser Squadron from 1931 to 1934. Naval career Tomkinson joined the Royal Navy in 1891 and served in the destr ...

:: Deployed submarines ::: : Lt-Cdr E. W. Leir ::: : Lt-Cdr F. Fielmann ::: : Lt-Cdr F. H. H. Goodhart ::: : Lt-Cdr M. E. Nasmith

Imperial German Navy

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: 1st Scouting Group ''(I. Aufklärungsgruppe)'' (battlecruisers) : '' Konteradmiral''

Franz von Hipper Franz Ritter von Hipper (13 September 1863 – 25 May 1932) was an admiral in the German Imperial Navy (''Kaiserliche Marine''). Franz von Hipper joined the German Navy in 1881 as an officer cadet. He commanded several torpedo boat units an ...

:: (''flagship''): '' Kapt.z.S.'' Moritz von Egidy ^{( GE)} :: : ''Kapt.z.S.'' Magnus von Levetzow^{( GE)} :: : ''Kapt.z.S.''

Ludwig von Reuter Hans Hermann Ludwig von Reuter (9 February 1869 – 18 December 1943) was a German admiral who commanded the High Seas Fleet when it was interned at Scapa Flow in the north of Scotland at the end of World War I. On 21 June 1919 he ordered ...

:: : '' F.Kapt.'' Alexander Erdmann : 2nd Scouting Group ''(II. Aufklärungsgruppe)'' (light cruisers) : '' Konteradmiral'' Georg HebbinghausImperial German Navy Scouting Group Commanders
/ref> :: (''flagship''): ''F.Kapt.'' Theodor Püllen ^{( GE)} :: : ''F.Kapt.'' Viktor Harder :: : ''Kapt.z.S.'' Johannes Hartog :: : ''F.Kapt.'' Wilhelm Widenmann^{( GE)} : 5th Torpedo-Boat Flotilla ''(V. Torpedoboots Flottille)'' : '' K.Kapt.'' Bernd von dem Knesebeck :: : '' Kptlt.'' Hans Loening :: 9th Half-Flotilla ''(9. halbflottille)'' ::: : ''Kptlt.'' Walter Hoffert ::: : ''Kptlt.'' Kurt Heeseler ::: : ''Kptlt.'' Wolf von Eichhorn :: 10th Half-Flotilla ''(10. halbflottille)'' ::: : ''K.Kapt.'' Oskar Heinecke ::: : ''Kptlt.'' Hans Anschütz ::: : ''Kptlt.'' Johannes Weineck ::: : ''Kptlt.'' Adolf Müller ::: : ''Kptlt.'' Gerhard Hoefer : 8th Torpedo-Boat Flotilla ''(VIII. Torpedoboots Flottille)'' :: : ''K.Kapt.'' Paul Hundertmarck :: 15th Half-Flotilla ''(15. halbflottille)'' ::: : ''K.Kapt.'' Georg Weißenborn ::: : ''Kptlt.'' Hans Hufnagel ::: : ''Kptlt.'' Carl August Claussen^{( GE)} :: 18th Half-Flotilla ''(18. halbflottille)'' ::: : ''K.Kapt.'' Werner Tillessen ^{( GE)} ::: : '' Oblt.z.S.'' Hartmut Buddecke ::: : ''Kptlt.'' Otto Andersen ::: : ''Kptlt.''

Erich Steinbrinck Z15 ''Erich Steinbrinck'' was a built for Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' in the mid-1930s. The ship was named after the First World War German naval officer Erich Steinbrinck. At the beginning of World War II on 1 September 1939, the ship w ...