Four British Flower-class sloops were conducting minesweeping work when they faced elements of three German torpedo-boat flotillas. The roughly twenty-five German destroyer-type vessels possessed an overwhelming numerical, speed, and combat advantage. That mismatch explains the German victory without requiring a lengthy battle analysis in this broad survey. It also contrasts with the large and nearly balanced fleet actions covered earlier in the lecture. The detailed 1916 narrative is reserved for a separate Long Patrol treatment, so this closing pointer accurately marks the limits of the present discussion.
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The unequal 1916 Dogger Bank action
In the 1916 action, four minesweeping Flower-class sloops faced 25 German torpedo boats.