U12 - "Premier" mbibi nke Royal Navy
N'afọ 12, ụgbọ okpuru mmiri Kaiserliche Marine nke mbụ dara n'onwe ya site n'aka ndị mbibi Royal Navy Ihe kwesịrị ịrịba ama bụ anwụrụ ọkụ na-ada ada nke na-ewepụ ikuku ikuku nke injin mmanụ ụgbọala. Nchịkọta foto nke Andrzej Danilevich
Ka ọ na-erule ngwụsị nke nkeji mbụ nke 1915, ụgbọ mmiri Kaiser furu efu ụgbọ mmiri asatọ. Atọ n'ime ha gbadara ekele maka akụkụ elu nke Royal Navy. Na Machị 10, ndị mbibi Britain bụ ndị na-ekerebu òkè n'otu ọrụ nwetara ihe ịga nke ọma nke "premier" na-enweghị "mgbagwoju anya" wee nweta ya n'ụzọ "kpochapụwo".
Ná mmalite nke Agha Ụwa Mbụ, ijide onye iro n'okpuru mmiri bụ ọnọdụ maka imikpu onye iro n'okpuru mmiri. Nke a bụ ihe mere onye ọkwọ ụgbọ mmiri Birmingham n'ụtụtụ nke August 9, 1914 - U 15, na-enwe ụdị ọrụ adịghị arụ ọrụ, o yikarịrị ka ọ gaghị enwe ike ịdaba, ụgbọ mmiri Britain gbabara n'ụgbọ mmiri ma, bee na ọkara, ya na ndị ọrụ ụgbọ mmiri ya niile kpuru. . Ihe karịrị ọnwa abụọ ka e mesịrị, na Nọvemba 2, a hụrụ periscope na-ahapụ isi ihe efu na Scapa Flow U 23 site na trawler Dorothy Grey na-ebu agha ma wepụ, nke e mere site na imeghe valves ballast. Na Machị 18, 4, ndị ọrụ U-1915, rapaara na ụgbụ nke kewara Strait of Dover, mere otu ihe ahụ mgbe ndị mbibi Gurkha na Maori malitere ịbịakwute ha, na-eche ndị na-akwọ ụgbọ mmiri na nche.
Ụbọchị atọ ka e mesịrị, onye na-agba ụgbọ mmiri Duster trawler nyere ndị Germany ihe ezi omume ọzọ maka iwu nke imikpu ụgbọ mmiri Britain n'ime mmiri nke ọdịda anyanwụ nke Oké Osimiri North. N'ụtụtụ, mgbe ọ zutere ndị na-eche nche na redio - ọ bụ ụgbọ mmiri Portia - ọ gwara ọchịagha ya na ọtụtụ awa tupu mgbe ahụ na ya ahụla ụgbọ mmiri ndị iro na ihe dịka 57 ° N. sh., 01° 18′ W (ihe dị ka kilomita iri abụọ na ise na ndịda Aberdeen). O zigara ozi ozugbo n'isi ụlọ ọrụ nke 25th Patrol District na Peterhead na onye isi ndị agha Royal Navy na Rosyth Cadmium. Robert S. Lowry nyere iwu ka a mara ụgbọ mmiri niile na-eche nche na mmiri dị nso. N'echi ya, a hụrụ ụgbọ mmiri okpuru mmiri ugboro abụọ, n'ụtụtụ na ná mgbede, ọnọdụ ndị e nyere na akụkọ ahụ gosiri na ọ na-aga n'ebe ndịda.
N'oge na-adịghị mgbe etiti abalị na March 8-9, Rosyth na itoolu nkeji nke 1st mbibi flotilla - flagship, ìhè cruiser Fearless na Acheron, Ariel, Ataka, Badger, Beaver, Jackal ", "Chibis" - gara n'oké osimiri ịchọta ya.
na ájá ofufe. Ụgbọ mmiri ndị a bụbu nke dabere na Harwich, ma ziga ya na isi obodo Scotland n'etiti ọnwa Febụwarị. N'ịga n'ebe ugwu ọwụwa anyanwụ, ha guzobere akara anya nke gafere ebe a na-enyo enyo na ụgbọ mmiri okpuru mmiri, ma nke a enyeghị ihe a chọrọ. Ka ọ na-erule elekere 17:30 nke ehihie, a hụrụ ya ugboro atọ ọzọ, mana Dauntless nwetara naanị akụkọ sitere n'aka onye na-anya ụgbọ mmiri Leviathan, bụ nke na-alọghachi na Rosyth site na patrol dị n'ụsọ oké osimiri Norway, sụọ ngọngọ n'isi ya kilomita ole na ole n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ. Ụlọ ọkụ Bell Rock.
Mgbe ha nwetasịrị ozi ahụ, ndị agha ahụ gawara ndịda. N'ụtụtụ nke March 10, ọ kewara - ọtụtụ n'ime ụgbọ mmiri, yana ọkọlọtọ, kwụ n'ahịrị n'otu ahịrị, na Acheron, Attack na Ariel - na nke ọzọ. Na 09:30 "Egwu Egwu" natara akụkọ sitere na trawler May Island, nke a na-ahụ ụgbọ mmiri okpuru mmiri n'otu oge nwere nhazi 56 ° 15' N. sh., 01° 56′ W gaa n'ihu ya. Na 10 awa 10 nkeji, Acheron, Ataka na Ariel, kewara site kilomita, gara n'ebe ugwu ọwụwa anyanwụ na a ọsọ nke 20 knots, na a larịị oké osimiri (ifufe ọ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ dịghị mmetụta), ma na-adịghị mma visibiliti (ọtụtụ mgbe ọ gafere 1000). m), n'ihi na wisps nke alụlụ bilitere n'elu mmiri. Ọ bụ mgbe ahụ ka onye na-ekiri ihe na-eme n'etiti Attack hụrụ ụgbọ ndị iro ahụ, ka ọ na-efegharị ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ n'akụkụ ụgbọ mmiri ya. Onye isi ndị na-ebibi ihe nyere iwu ka ọ gbasaa ọsọ ọsọ ngwa ngwa na nke kachasị ma mepee ọkụ.
