Famous Naval Raids „ A page that is glorious in British naval and military history was written 21 years ago last Sunday, on St. George's Bay, April 23, 1918. The anniversary is that of the famous naval raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend, the object being to sink block-ships in the canals entering the sea at both Belgian ports, which were used as German submarine bases. Brilliant success attended the Zeebrugge exploit, which was carried out with the greatest gallantry and resource. Less fortunate, howover, was the Ostend strategy, but 16 days later H.M.S. Vindictive, which led the Zeebrugge raid, was sunk squarely across the Ostend channel. The result was to hamper, if not wholly to prevent, submarine operations from both ports.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 96, 26 April 1939, Page 2
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