Ni 21 Kọkànlá Oṣù 1918, awọn ọkọ oju-omi lati wa ni ti o wa ni ti o wa ni, labẹ awọn aṣẹ ti Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, sailed lati wọn base ni Germany fun awọn ti o kẹhin akoko. Awọn ọkọ oju-omi pade pẹlu awọn British ina cruiser Cardiff, ṣaaju ki o to pade a flotilla ti 370 British, American, ati French warships fun awọn irin ajo si Scapa Flow. Awọn ọkọ oju-omi duro ni igbekun nigba ti awọn idunadura ti o nikẹhin gbe awọn Treaty Versailles.
Ọdún 1918