▁Fl ot illa , ▁again ▁operating ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁I ▁Sc out ing ▁Group . ▁The ▁ 1 2 th ▁Half ▁Fl ot illa ▁attempted ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁attack ▁against ▁the ▁battle c ru is ers ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁ 3 rd ▁Battle c ru iser ▁Squadron ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 9 : 0 0 ▁C ET ▁( i . e . ▁ 1 8 : 0 0 ▁G MT ), ▁with ▁S 5 0 ▁firing ▁a ▁single ▁tor ped o ▁which ▁circ led ▁rather ▁than ▁running ▁straight . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁tor ped o es ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁Fl ot illa ▁in ▁this ▁eng agement ▁found ▁their ▁target . ▁Later ▁that ▁evening , ▁S 5 0 , ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁ret iring ▁German ▁fleet ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁night ▁tor ped o ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁fleet . ▁They ▁were ▁fired ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Light ▁Cru iser ▁Squadron ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 1 : 5 2 ▁C ET ▁and ▁turned ▁away , ▁with ▁S 5 0 ▁being ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁six - inch ▁( 1 5 2 - mm ) ▁shell , ▁which ▁although ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁expl ode , ▁knock ed ▁out ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁bo ilers ▁and ▁reduced ▁her ▁speed ▁to ▁. ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁German ▁fleet ▁while ▁V 6 9 ▁and ▁V 4 6 ▁continued ▁on ▁their ▁pat rol . ▁At ▁about ▁ 0 2 : 0 0 ▁C ET ▁on ▁