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At 11: 30, Tyrwhitt's squadron came upon another German cruiser, Mainz.
The ships engaged for 20 minutes, before the arrival of Goodenough caused Mainz to attempt escape.
Goodenough gave chase, but in attempting to lose him Mainz came back across the path of Arethusa and her destroyers.
Her steering was damaged, causing her to turn back into the path of Goodenough's ships and she was hit by shells and torpedo.
At 12: 20, her captain ordered his ship to be scuttled and the crew to abandon ship.
Keyes had now joined the main body of ships and brought Lurcher alongside Mainz to take off the crew.
Three British destroyers had been seriously damaged in the engagement.
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