▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁just ▁over ▁ 2 ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁Arm ist ice ▁was ▁signed . ▁The ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Se as ▁Fle et ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁sort ied ▁from ▁its ▁base ▁in ▁Wilhelm sh aven ▁to ▁eng age ▁the ▁British ▁Grand ▁Fle et ; ▁Sche er — by ▁now ▁the ▁Groß ad mir al ▁( Gr and ▁Admir al ) ▁of ▁the ▁fleet — int ended ▁to ▁inf lict ▁as ▁much ▁damage ▁as ▁possible ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁n avy , ▁to ▁improve ▁Germany ' s ▁b arg aining ▁position , ▁despite ▁the ▁expected ▁cas ual ties . ▁But ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁war - we ary ▁sail ors ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁operation ▁would ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁peace ▁process ▁and ▁prolong ▁the ▁war . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁order ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁sail ▁from ▁Wilhelm sh aven ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁Starting ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 9 th , ▁sail ors ▁on ▁Th ür ingen ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁several ▁other ▁batt les hips ▁mut in ied . ▁The ▁un rest ▁ultimately ▁forced ▁Hi pper ▁and ▁Sche er ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁operation . ▁Inform ed ▁of ▁the ▁situation , ▁the ▁Kaiser ▁stated ▁" I ▁no ▁longer ▁have ▁a ▁n avy ". ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁December , ▁Ost f ries land ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁ship . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁capit ulation ▁of ▁Germany ▁in