Show n U SINK E GERMAN WARSHIPS FIRT FIRST IMPORTANT NAVAL ACTION OP or WAR RESULTS IN VICTORY FOR englishmen two 0 cruisers and two torpedo boat destroyers sent to bottom while on cruiser flees afire and in sinking condition Ijo aloa two 0 orman cruisers rul sera and tiro two german torpedo boat destroyers deit vere en unk by the british fleet on august 21 23 A third crutter wae set et afore and left sinking this the first brat sea battle of the world war occurred oft off helgeland Hel goland mo no british ships were lost last in the battle and the british low loss of life was not heavy IQ in addition to the two torpedo boat destroyers detro yera and three crul sere many of the german torpedo boat destroyers deit were damaged twenty nine killed and thirty eight wounded waa was the price in men man paid aid by the british for the naval acton an official statement issued sun day night ay says that thet of 1200 mea men corn com the crew crews of the live gern german warship sunk off Hello goland Soland only were waved saved the T attack on the german ermin fleet off Hel HeI roland wae was initiated by brit ish lab destroyers de according ac cordin to accounts by the crews crows of the vessels which participated the destroyers deit rot got fairly close 40 0 o the german hips ships before they were discovered then a cannonade aanons from the german gorman ships and forts was opened on an them end and hey they gradually cra dually drew abe german cruisers crul tere toward the sea for a time the germans were in a Ws portion won which gave them the advant axe age british destroyers baying to bear the brunt of the battle during one of the hottest phases of the we light two british destroyer destroyers got toe tween two german gorman cruisers which feared to fire upon the british lest they hit each other while four british destroyers engaged a third german cruller cruiser and put her out of action finally be the british bau t I 1 emers and light caulsen arrive ji on or the scene and quickly pat an end to the flohl 1 the liberty one ot of the british destroyers st when took part in the battle off of helgeland Hel goland was hit bit by a IL shell W which shattered her mast and tore toro away part of her bridge first of all and ben then smashed her searchlights and killed her commander lieutenant commander Bart ellot and william butcher bis his signal man accounts of the battle SAV it was perfect in execution aa as well as in plan lad at awn by a fearless 1 small detachment the destroyers crept within the german lines be teen helgeland Hel goland and the german coast th the e bight of helgeland Hel goland Is inside the formidable defenses of helgeland Hel Ite goland soland island was ceded to germany in WO 1890 the estuary ef of the river elbe into which the I 11 fl canal flows evens out into thia this bay helgeland Hel goland itself Is to the base for torpedo daft but it Is apparent from taj official re port that the fligh fighting took place much nearer tho the german than helgeland Hel goland this Is re rr o remarkable because Hel ischo 0 center of a chah of fortified islands ceat are up to make the belle the chain impregnable to attack by such a large force as sir david dotty beatty took ath him 0 |