Battle of May Island
The Battle of May Island is the name given to the series of accidents that occurred during Operation E.C.1 in 1918.Named after the Isle of May, a nearby island in the Firth of Forth, it was a disastrous series of accidents amongst Royal Navy ships on their way from Rosyth in Scotland to fleet exercises in the North Sea. On the misty night of 31 January to 1 February 1918, five collisions occurred between eight vessels. Two submarines were lost and three other submarines and a light cruiser were damaged. 105 men died, all of them Royal Navy.
1918 in Scotland1918 in the United KingdomActive-class cruiserBattle of may islandBattle of the Isle of MayBritish K-class submarineHMS Fearless (1912)HMS K11HMS K12HMS K14HMS K3HMS K6HMS K7January 1918January 31List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death tollOperation E.C.1Operation EC1
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Battle of May Island
The Battle of May Island is the name given to the series of accidents that occurred during Operation E.C.1 in 1918.Named after the Isle of May, a nearby island in the Firth of Forth, it was a disastrous series of accidents amongst Royal Navy ships on their way from Rosyth in Scotland to fleet exercises in the North Sea. On the misty night of 31 January to 1 February 1918, five collisions occurred between eight vessels. Two submarines were lost and three other submarines and a light cruiser were damaged. 105 men died, all of them Royal Navy.
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Bitwa koło wyspy May (ang. Bat ...... tycznia na 1 lutego 1918 roku.
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La bataille de l'île de May es ...... coulés lors de cet événement.
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The Battle of May Island is th ...... died, all of them Royal Navy.
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«Битва» у острова Мэй — иронич ...... оведении учебных манёвров EC1.
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メイ島の戦い (Battle of May Island) ...... 大部分の情報が公開されたのは1990年代になってからである。
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Operation E.C.1
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The bow of the drydocked cruiser after colliding with the submarine
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Weather, ship mechanical failure, human error
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Black and white photo of a ship in dry dock
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Location
Waters off the Isle of May
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outcome
* Total deaths: 104
* 2 subs sunk
* 4 subs damaged
* 1 Scout cruiser damaged
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reported deaths
* K4 with 55 dead
* K17 with 47 dead
* K14 with 2 dead
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reported property damage
* sunk
* sunk
* damaged
* damaged
* damaged
* damaged
* damaged
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Battle of May Island
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Naval accident
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Bitwa koło wyspy May (ang. Bat ...... tycznia na 1 lutego 1918 roku.
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La bataille de l'île de May es ...... lles et aucune force ennemie n
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The Battle of May Island is th ...... died, all of them Royal Navy.
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«Битва» у острова Мэй — иронич ...... оведении учебных манёвров EC1.
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メイ島の戦い (Battle of May Island) ...... 大部分の情報が公開されたのは1990年代になってからである。
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Bataille de l'île de May
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Battle of May Island
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Bitwa koło wyspy May
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Schlacht bei der Insel May
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Битва у острова Мэй
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メイ島の戦い
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