Steve R. Dunn's study of the Harwich Force follows Room 40's warning, the initial cruiser contact, and destroyers scouting ahead of Beatty's battlecruisers. The German effort to police fishing vessels instead ran into a British force already positioned by signals intelligence. The fast M-class destroyers reported the German formation and attempted a torpedo attack while the battlecruisers fought their stern chase. Meteor's damage, surgeon James Sterling's emergency amputation, and Attack taking Beatty off the crippled Lion show the destroyers' scouting, combat, rescue, and command-transfer roles within the larger battle.
Chapter · 18:12-26:24
The Harwich Force at Dogger Bank
A reading traces the Harwich Force's scouting, torpedo attack, and rescue work at Dogger Bank.