ðə dʒˈɜːmən ʃˈɪps fˈɛɹd mˈʌtʃ wˈɜːs:  kˈeɪm ˈɔf bˈɛst, θɹˈoʊn hˈaɪ ˌɑːntʊ ðə bˈiːtʃ wˌɛɹ ʃiː wʌz ɹˈɛkt bˌʌt mˈɛnɪəv hɜː kɹˈuː sɚvˈaɪvd, ɛskˈeɪpɪŋ ˌɑːntʊ hˈaɪɚ ɡɹˈaʊnd.  ænd wɜː lˈɛs fˈɔːɹtʃənət, bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ wɜː kˈɔːt æt ðə hˈɑːɹbɚ mˈaʊθ baɪ ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəl blˈoʊ ænd wɜː bˈɑːdili pˈɪkt ˌʌp ænd smˈæʃt təɡˈɛðɚ.
The German ships fared much worse:  came off best, thrown high onto the beach where she was wrecked but many of her crew survived, escaping onto higher ground.  and  were less fortunate, because they were caught at the harbour mouth by the initial blow and were bodily picked up and smashed together.