▁returned ▁to ▁service . ▁ ▁Res cue ▁of ▁H M ▁Sub marine ▁C 2 5 ▁At ▁about ▁no on ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁a ▁squad ron ▁of ▁five ▁German ▁se ap lan es ▁returning ▁from ▁a ▁day light ▁ra id ▁on ▁Low esto ft ▁and ▁Wal mer ▁came ▁across ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Or ford ▁N ess . ▁Their ▁machine - gun ▁attack ▁killed ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁and ▁four ▁other ▁men , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁mort ally ▁w ounding ▁the ▁co x sw ain . ▁The ▁ste ering ▁g ear , ▁comp ass es ▁and ▁radio ▁were ▁all ▁dam aged . ▁The ▁first ▁lieutenant , ▁Sub ▁Lieutenant ▁C obb , ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 2 : 4 5 , ▁and ▁a ▁to w ▁was ▁established . ▁The ▁se ap lan es ▁carried ▁out ▁further ▁attacks ▁on ▁both ▁sub mar ines ▁between ▁ 3 : 1 8 ▁and ▁ 3 : 4 5   pm , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁L urch er ▁that ▁the ▁enemy ▁se ap lan es ▁were ▁driven ▁off . ▁ ▁Dis pos al ▁L urch er ▁surv ived ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁J . ▁C ash more ▁of ▁New port ▁for ▁breaking ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁Command ing ▁officers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : A cher on - class ▁destroy ers ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Category : Sh