▁to ▁allow ▁larger ▁German ▁Navy ▁units ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁area . ▁Although ▁the ▁operation ▁had ▁been ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁sh amb les ▁in ▁the ▁mist , ▁the ▁results ▁were ▁clear : ▁Three ▁German ▁light ▁cru is ers ▁and ▁a ▁destroy er ▁s unk ▁against ▁no ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁losses . ▁ ▁Sub mar ines ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁F ired ra ke ▁and ▁L urch er ▁to wed ▁the ▁sub mar ines ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁towards ▁the ▁Sk ager rak . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁act ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁s aga ▁that ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁a ▁British ▁sub marine ▁fl ot illa ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic . ▁ ▁Ra id ▁on ▁Sc ar borough ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁had ▁advance ▁warning ▁of ▁the ▁intended ▁ra id ▁on ▁Sc ar borough , ▁Hart le pool ▁and ▁Whit by ▁through ▁signals ▁intelligence . ▁Com mod ore ▁Key es ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁send ▁eight ▁sub mar ines ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁command ▁destroy ers , ▁F ired ra ke ▁and ▁L urch er , ▁to ▁take ▁stations ▁off ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁T ersch elling ▁to ▁catch ▁the ▁German ▁ships ▁should ▁they ▁turn ▁west ▁into ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁December , ▁as ▁the ▁situation ▁developed , ▁the ▁sub mar ines ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Hel ig ol and ▁B ight ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁intercept ▁returning ▁German ▁ships . ▁They ▁failed