Raid on Scarborough HMS New Zealand (1911)

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the german navy had decided on strategy of bombarding british towns on north sea coast in attempt draw out royal navy , destroy elements of in detail. earlier raid on yarmouth on 3 november 1914 had been partially successful, larger-scale operation later devised admiral franz von hipper. fast battlecruisers conduct bombardment, while rest of high seas fleet stationed east of dogger bank, cover battlecruisers return , destroy pursuing british vessels. having broken german naval codes, british planning catch raiding force on return journey, although not aware of high seas fleet s presence. admiral beatty s 1st bcs (now reduced 4 ships, including new zealand) , 2nd battle squadron (consisting of 6 dreadnoughts) detached grand fleet in attempt intercept germans near dogger bank.


admiral hipper s raiders set sail on 15 december 1914, , bombarded several english towns; british destroyers escorting 1st bcs had encountered german destroyers of high seas fleet @ 5:15 a.m. , fought inconclusive action them. vice admiral sir george warrender, commanding 2nd battle squadron, had received signal @ 5:40 destroyer hms lynx engaging enemy destroyers, although beatty had not. destroyer hms shark spotted german armoured cruiser sms roon , escorts @ 7:00, not transmit message until 7:25. admiral warrender received signal, did new zealand, beatty, aboard lion, did not, though new zealand had been tasked relay messages between destroyers , flagship. warrender attempted pass on shark s message beatty @ 7:36, did not manage make contact until 7:55. on receiving message, beatty reversed course, , dispatched new zealand search roon. being overhauled new zealand when beatty received messages scarborough being shelled @ 9:00. beatty ordered new zealand rejoin squadron , turned west scarborough.



relative positions of british , german forces @ 12:00 hours


the british forces, heading west cover main route through minefields protecting coast of england, split while passing shallow southwest patch of dogger bank; beatty s ships headed north, while warrender passed south. left 15-nautical-mile (28 km; 17 mi) gap between them, through german light forces began move. @ 12:25 p.m., light cruisers of ii scouting group began pass british forces searching hipper. light cruiser hms southampton spotted light cruiser sms stralsund , signalled report beatty. @ 12:30, beatty turned battlecruisers towards german ships, presumed advance screen hipper s ships. however, 50 kilometres (31 mi) behind. 2nd light cruiser squadron, had been screening beatty s ships, detached pursue german cruisers, misinterpreted signal british battlecruisers sent them screening positions. confusion allowed german light cruisers escape, , alerted hipper location of british battlecruisers. german battlecruisers wheeled north-east of british forces , made escape.


new zealand became flagship of 2nd battlecruiser squadron (2nd bcs) of grand fleet on 15 january 1915, , saw action following week in battle of dogger bank.





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