The enemy's destroyers were in two detachments.

One detachment, consisting apparently of four boats, passed, it was thought, round the western end of the barrage at high tide close to the South Goodwin Buoy, and fired a few rounds at Dover.

The other detachment of two boats went towards Calais, and the whole force seems to have met at a rendezvous prior to its return to its base.
The _Broke_ and _Swift_ intercepted them on their return, and after a hot engagement succeeded in sinking two of the enemy vessels, one being very neatly rammed by the _Broke_ (Captain E.R.G.R.

Evans, C.B.), and the second sunk by torpedoes.

Some of the remaining four boats undoubtedly suffered serious damage.