The Archive · 1915

Enemy Sighted

All through the night they steamed lights out with doubled watches. Men snatched fitful moments of sleep by their guns, but ever was the whisper heard "Are they coming yet?" As dawn neared speed was increased to 25 knots, and as nearly as possible at seven o'clock the whole fleet was electrified by the signal that the enemy had been sighted steaming at a comparatively leisurely speed for the Yorkshire coast. The battle fleet of the enemy, attended by light cruisers and destroyers, was made out to be Blucher, Moltke, Seydlitz, and Peeibinger, almost in line AICHIGAN

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