' s ▁inner ▁har bor ▁and ▁road st ead , ▁some ▁ 3 0 0 ▁men ▁from ▁both ▁ships ▁clim bed ▁over ▁the ▁side ▁and ▁disappeared ▁ash ore . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁order ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁sail ▁from ▁Wilhelm sh aven . ▁Starting ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁October , ▁sail ors ▁on ▁several ▁batt les hips ▁mut in ied ; ▁three ▁ships ▁from ▁the ▁III   S quad ron ▁refused ▁to ▁we igh ▁anch ors , ▁and ▁acts ▁of ▁sab ot age ▁were ▁committed ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁batt les hips ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁In ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁open ▁re bell ion , ▁the ▁order ▁to ▁sail ▁was ▁res c ind ed ▁and ▁the ▁planned ▁operation ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁mut iny , ▁the ▁High ▁Se as ▁Fle et ▁squad rons ▁were ▁dispers ed . ▁The ▁situation ▁had ▁decl ined ▁so ▁significantly ▁that ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November , ▁Hi pper ▁personally ▁took ▁down ▁his ▁flag ▁from ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁ ▁and ▁went ▁ash ore . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Arm ist ice , ▁all ▁five ▁of ▁Germany ' s ▁battle c ru is ers ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁battle ▁squad rons , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁light ▁cru is ers ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁modern ▁tor ped o ▁boats , ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁intern ed ▁in ▁Sc apa ▁Flow . ▁The ▁fleet ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁R ear ▁Admir al