as ▁Fle et ▁between ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁surface ▁ships ▁and ▁bottom ed ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁sub mar ines . ▁Un known ▁to ▁Key es ▁and ▁T yr wh itt , ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁had ▁added ▁significant ▁rein for c ements ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute . ▁ ▁Key es ' ▁des patch ▁reads : ▁▁ ▁Battle ▁was ▁joined ▁at ▁ 7 : 0 0 ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁in ▁mist y ▁conditions . ▁Due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁information ▁about ▁rein for c ements ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁Admir alty , ▁great ▁potential ▁existed ▁for ▁frat ric idal ▁attacks ; ▁at ▁ 8 : 1 5 ▁am ▁F ired ra ke ▁and ▁L urch er ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁attack ing ▁the ▁cru is ers ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁German ▁cru iser ▁ ▁was ▁heavily ▁dam aged ▁and ▁disabled , ▁Com mod ore ▁Good en ough ▁ordered ▁his ▁ships ▁to ▁ce ase ▁firing ▁on ▁her ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 5 5 ▁pm ▁and ▁a ▁rescue ▁operation ▁was ▁undert aken . ▁, ▁accompanied ▁by ▁L urch er ▁and ▁F ired ra ke , ▁man oe uv red ▁close ▁to ▁Main z ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁surv iving ▁crew . ▁Bo ats ▁from ▁Liverpool ▁were ▁deployed ▁to ▁retrieve ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁abandoned ▁ship ▁while ▁L urch er ▁position ed ▁alongside ▁Main z ▁to ▁transfer ▁the ▁crew ▁who ▁remained ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 : 1 0 pm ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁ships ▁with d rew ▁as ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁t ide ▁was ▁high ▁enough