▁Sc out ing ▁Group ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁Er ich ▁Ra eder ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Hi pper ' s ▁deput y . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Hi pper ▁led ▁his ▁battle c ru is ers ▁on ▁several ▁ra ids ▁against ▁the ▁English ▁coast al ▁towns . ▁The ▁first ▁such ▁ra id ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Hi pper ' s ▁force ▁included ▁the ▁battle c ru is ers ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁, ▁his ▁flags hip , ▁and ▁the ▁large ▁arm ored ▁cru iser ▁, ▁along ▁with ▁four ▁light ▁cru is ers . ▁The ▁fl ot illa ▁arrived ▁off ▁Great ▁Y arm outh ▁at ▁day break ▁the ▁following ▁morning ▁and ▁bomb arded ▁the ▁port , ▁while ▁the ▁light ▁cru iser ▁ ▁laid ▁a ▁mine field . ▁The ▁British ▁sub marine ▁ ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁bomb ard ment , ▁but ▁struck ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁mines ▁laid ▁by ▁Str als und ▁and ▁s ank . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁Hi pper ▁ordered ▁his ▁ships ▁to ▁turn ▁back ▁to ▁German ▁waters . ▁On ▁the ▁way , ▁a ▁heavy ▁fog ▁covered ▁the ▁Hel ig ol and ▁B ight , ▁so ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁halt ▁until ▁visibility ▁improved ▁and ▁they ▁could ▁safely ▁navigate ▁the ▁def ensive ▁mine fields . ▁The ▁arm ored ▁cru iser ▁ ▁made ▁a ▁navig ational ▁error ▁that ▁led ▁her ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁mine fields