DOGGER BANK, an extensive shoal in the North Sea, about 6o m. E. of the coast of Northumberland, England. The depth of water, in some parts only 6 fathoms, is generally from io to 20 fathoms. It is well known as a fishing ground. The origin of the name is obscure; but the middle Dutch dogger signifies a trawling vessel, and was formerly applied to two-masted vessels employed in the North Sea fisheries, and also to their crews (dog germen) and the fish taken (dogger-fish). Off the south end of the bank an engagement took place between English and Dutch fleets in 1781. Here on Oct. 21, 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, some British` trawlers were fired on by the Russian Baltic fleet. An acute crisis between Britain and Russia followed. The affair was settled by an international commission which reported on Feb. 25, 1905. Compensation was paid by the Russian government.