▁to ▁Ze ebru g ge , ▁and ▁S 5 0 ▁retired ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Germany . ▁Sim oom ▁was ▁sc utt led ▁by ▁ ▁later ▁that ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Germany ▁launched ▁Operation ▁Alb ion , ▁an ▁invasion ▁of ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Est onian ▁arch ip el ago ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁left ▁fl ank ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Army ▁following ▁the ▁German ▁capture ▁of ▁R iga . ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁assemble d ▁a ▁powerful ▁naval ▁force ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁operation , ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁forces ▁det ached ▁from ▁the ▁High ▁Se as ▁Fle et , ▁including ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Tor ped o ▁Bo at ▁Fl ot illa . ▁S 5 0 ▁carried ▁out ▁operations ▁in ▁Tag ga ▁Bay ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Operation ▁Alb ion ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁October . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁host ilities , ▁S 5 0 ▁was ▁intern ed ▁at ▁Sc apa ▁Flow . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁the ▁German ▁fleet ▁at ▁Sc apa , ▁including ▁S 5 0 , ▁was ▁sc utt led ▁by ▁its ▁cre ws . ▁S 5 0 ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁scra pped ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁at ▁Str an ra er . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : T or ped o ▁boats ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁German ▁Navy ▁Category : 1 9 1 5 ▁ships ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁in ▁El bing ▁Category : World ▁War ▁I