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  • アドミラル・ジョン・ジェリコーは、8月26日まで計画の内容を知らされませんでした。
  • ジェリコーは即座に援軍を派遣すると共に艦隊を行動地点に近づける許可を要請しましたが、支援としての巡洋艦しか派遣することが許されませんでした。
  • ジェリコーは艦隊の残りと共にスコットランドのスカパ・フローを出発しました。
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Admiral John Jellicoe, commanding the Grand Fleet, was not told of the plan until 26 August. Jellicoe immediately requested permission to send reinforcements to join the raid and to move the fleet closer to the action but was allowed only to send battle cruisers in support. Jellicoe dispatched Vice Admiral David Beatty with the battlecruisers HMS Lion, Queen Mary and Princess Royal; and Goodenough with the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron, made up of the light cruisers HMS Southampton, Birmingham, Falmouth, Liverpool, Lowestoft and Nottingham. Jellicoe sailed south from Scapa Flow with the remainder of the fleet. Jellicoe sent a message advising Tyrwhitt that he should expect reinforcements but this was delayed at Harwich and never received. Tyrwhitt did not discover the additional forces until Goodenough's ships appeared through the mist, leading to a certain apprehension because he was expecting to meet only German vessels. The E-class submarines HMS E4, E5 and E9 were ordered to attack reinforcing or retreating German vessels. HMS E6, E7 and E8 were positioned 4 mi (3.5 nmi; 6.4 km) further out to draw the German destroyers out to sea. HMS D2 and D8 were stationed off the river Ems to attack reinforcements should they come from that direction. At around 07:00, Arethusa, steaming south towards the anticipated position of the German ships, sighted a German torpedo boat, G194. Accompanying Arethusa were the 16 destroyers of the 3rd Flotilla. 2 mi (1.7 nmi; 3.2 km) behind were Fearless with the 1st Flotilla of 16 destroyers and 8 mi (7.0 nmi; 13 km) behind them was Goodenough with the six cruisers; visibility was no more than 3 mi (2.6 nmi; 4.8 km). G194 immediately turned towards Heligoland, radioing Rear Admiral Leberecht Maass, commander of the German destroyer squadron. Maass informed Rear Admiral Franz von Hipper, commander of the German battlecruiser squadron and responsible for local defence. Hipper was unaware of the scale of the attack but ordered the light cruisers SMS Stettin and Frauenlob to defend the destroyers. The light cruisers SMS Mainz moored on the Ems, SMS Strassburg, Cöln, Ariadne, Stralsund and Kolberg from the river Jade, Danzig and München from Brunsbüttelkoog on the river Elbe were ordered to raise steam. Tyrwhitt ordered four destroyers to attack G194 and the sound of gunfire alerted the remaining German destroyers moving north, which turned south towards home. Before they could complete the turn, they were sighted by British destroyers which commenced firing. The trailing destroyer V1 was hit, followed by the destroyer-minesweepers D8 and T33. G9 called for fire against the attacking ships from coastal artillery but the mist meant the artillery were unable to determine which ships were which. At 07:26, Tyrwhitt turned east, to follow the sound of gunfire and sighted ten German destroyers which he chased through increasing mist for 30 minutes until the ships reached Heligoland and he was forced to turn away.

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>Admiral John Jellicoe, commanding ~ Lowestoft and Nottingham. ⇒大艦隊を指揮するジョン・ジェリコー提督は、8月26日までその計画について知らされなかった。ジェリコーは直ちに増援隊を送って艦隊を戦闘行動の近場に移動することに対する許諾を要請したが、支援のために駆逐艦を送ることだけが容認された。ジェリコーは、HMSライオン号、クイーン・メアリー号およびプリンセス・ロイヤル号を随伴するデビッド・ビーティ副提督と、軽巡洋艦HMSサウサンプトン号、バーミンガム号、ファルマス号、リバプール号、ローストフト号およびノッティンガム号を随伴するグッドイナフとを派遣した。 >Jellicoe sailed south ~ German destroyers out to sea. ⇒ジェリコー自身は、スカパ・フローから残りの艦隊と一緒に南へ向かった。ジェリコーはティルウィットに増援隊を期待すべきであると忠告するメッセージを送ったが、これ(承諾)はハリッチに留保・延期され、決して受け入れられることはなかった。ティルウィットは、追加軍団を見つけることができなかったので、グッドイナフの船が霧の中に現れるまではドイツ軍の船舶に会うことを予期するしかなかった状況で、ある種の不安を抱いていた。Eクラス潜水艦HMS E4、E5、E9各号は、ドイツ軍の補強隊や退却(する)艦船隊を攻撃するよう命じられた。HMS E6、E7、E8各号は、ドイツ軍の駆逐艦を外海に引き出すため、さらに4マイル(3.5海里; 6.4キロ)離れた位置にあった。 >HMS D2 and D8 were stationed ~ more than 3 mi (2.6 nmi; 4.8 km). ⇒HMS D2、D8両号は、増援隊がエムス川(ドイツ北西部)の方向から来た場合それを攻撃するためにそのエムス川の沖に配置された。午前7時頃、ドイツ軍艦船団の予想される位置に向かっていたアレツーサ号は、ドイツ軍魚雷艇G194号を目撃した。アレツーサ号の随伴船は第3艦隊の駆逐艦16隻であった。2マイル(1.7海里; 3.2キロ)後ろには駆逐艦16隻の第1艦隊を伴ったフィアレス号があり、その彼らの後ろ8マイル(7.0海里; 13キロに)には巡洋艦6隻を伴ったグッドイナフ号があった。視程は3マイル(2.6海里; 4.8キロ)以下であった。 >G194 immediately turned ~ ordered to raise steam. ⇒G194号は直ちにヘルゴラント方面に転進して、ドイツ軍の駆逐艦隊の司令官である後衛提督レベレヒト・マース(海軍少将)に打電した。マースは(それを)ドイツ軍の巡洋戦艦隊の指揮官であり地元の防衛を担当する後衛提督フランツ・フォン・ヒッパーに知らせた。ヒッパーは攻撃隊の規模に気付いていなかったが、軽巡洋艦SMSシュテチン号とフラウエンロブ号に駆逐艦を守るよう命令した。エムス川に停泊中の軽巡洋艦SMSマインツ号と、ヤーデ川からSMSストラスブルク号、ケルン号、シュトラルスント号およびコルベルク号と、エルベ川上のブルンスビュッテルコフからはダンツィッヒ号およびミュンヘン号などが、(エンジン機関を)発動準備するように命じられた。 >Tyrwhitt ordered four destroyers ~ was forced to turn away. ⇒ティルウィットは、G194号を攻撃するように4隻の駆逐艦に命令した。(聞こえてくる)砲撃音から、ドイツ軍の駆逐艦が北に向かって動くのに気づいて警戒していたところ、彼らは南の本国方向に船首を向けた。(しかし)その転向を完了できないうちに英国軍の駆逐艦に見つかり、英国軍が発砲し始めた。追跡中の駆逐艦V1号が被弾し、続いて駆逐艦-掃海艇D8号とT33号が打撃を受けた。G9号は、攻撃艦に対する沿岸砲兵隊からの砲撃を要求したが、砲兵隊としては霧のせいでどの船がどれであるか特定できない状況であった。07時26分、ティルウィットは砲撃音を追うために東へ向かい、10隻のドイツ軍駆逐艦を視認した。彼は増える霧の中で30分間追跡したが、ついに敵艦船はヘルゴラントに滑り込んだので、彼は引き返さざるを得なくなった。

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