The Northern Patrol operated under the command of the Grand Fleet during the First World War. It was also to stop German warships, raiders and other German naval ships from leaving the North Sea for the Atlantic Ocean or entering the North Sea from the Atlantic, protect Shetland against invasion and to gather intelligence from intercepted neutral ships. Its main task was to prevent trade to and from Germany by checking merchant ships and their cargoes. The Patrol was part of the British "distant" blockade of Germany. The Northern Patrol, also known as Cruiser Force B and the Northern Patrol Force, was an operation of the British Royal Navy during the First World War and Second World War.
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