Great War at Sea: Atlantic Breakout 1918

Throughout the Great War, staff officers of the High Seas Fleet suggested sending a battle cruiser around the northern tip of Britain into the Atlantic Ocean to prey on enemy shipping. Moltke proved the concept in June 1912 with her visit to New York, and scouting forces commander Franz Hipper urged that she be dispatched into the Atlantic. Later the project would be revived, with the Iron Dog herself, Derfflinger, which boasted 40 percent greater range. On the other side of the Atlantic, the U