submarines were ordered to
follow. They immediately did so. The surrender had been accomplished.

Each cruiser turned, and, keeping a careful lookout, steamed toward
Harwich. On the deck of one of the largest of the submarines, which
carried two 5.9 guns, twenty-three officers and men were counted. The
craft was estimated to be nearly 300 feet in length. Its number had been
painted out.

Near the Ship Wash lightship three large British seaplanes, followed by
an airship, were observed. One of the submarines was seen to send up a
couple of carrier pigeons and at once a signal was flashed from the
admiral that it had no right to do this.

When the ships had cleared the mine field and entered the war channel
the "paravanes" were hauled aboard. On reaching a point some twenty
miles off Harwich the ships dropped anchor and Captain Addison went out
on the warship Maidstone.

British crews were then put on board the submarines to take them into
harbor. With the exception of the engine staffs all the German sailors
remained on deck. The submarines were then taken through the gates of
the harbor and the German crews were transferred to the transports and
taken back to Germany.

As the boats went through the gates a white signal was run up on each of
them with the German flag underneath.

Each German submarine commander at the transfer was required to sign a
declaration to the effect that his vessel was in running order, that its
periscope was intact, that its torpedoes were unloaded and that its
torpedo heads were safe.

Orders had been issued forbidding any demonstration and these
instructions were obeyed to the letter. There was complete silence as
the submarines surrendered and as the crews were transferred.

On November 21st, the German High Seas fleet that had been protected by
the submarines surrendered to the combined fleet consisting of British,
American and French battleships. The British admiralty's terse statement
concerning the historic spectacle follows:

The commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet has reported that at 9.30
o'clock this morning he met the first and main installment of the German
high seas fleet, which is surrendering for internment. Admiral Sir David
Beatty is Commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet.

On the same day another flotilla of German U-boats also was surrendered
to a British squadron. There were nineteen submarines in all; the
twentieth broke down on the way.

The Grand Fleet,