It was mentioned before that some ships had leave to open up their machinery for repairs. The _Cornwall_ was to have steam at six hours' notice, and had the low-pressure cylinder of the port engine opened up and in pieces for repairs when the signal to raise steam was made. Chief Engine Room Artificer J. G. Hill was awarded the D.S.M. "for his smart performance in getting the port engine, which was disconnected, into working order." It will have been noticed that the ship was steaming 20 knots two and a half hours after the signal to raise steam. This was a remarkable performance, and reflected great credit on her entire engineering staff. A signalman, Frank Glover, was given the D.S.M. for "carrying out his duties of range-taker in a very cool manner during the whole of the action." He was in an entirely exposed position on the fore upper bridge. More has been said about the part taken by the _Cornwall_, as the writer was on board her, and most of the incidents described came under his personal observation. They are, however, typical of the conduct of the officers and men in the other ships that took part.[9] CHAPTER XIII THE SINKING OF THE "NÜRNBERG" "While England, England rose, Her white cliffs laughing out across the waves, Victorious over all her enemies." --ALFRED NOYES (_Drake_). We must now go back to the commencement of the action with the _Leipzig_. At 4.30 P.M., in accordance with a signal made by the _Cornwall_, the _Kent_ branched off in pursuit of the _Nürnberg_ and was soon out of sight. Thus a third fight developed through the high speed attained by the _Kent_, which enabled her to catch up and force action on the _Nürnberg_. The following description has been largely compiled from a narrative written by an officer in the _Kent_, while from the particulars undernoted concerning the ships two important features stand out: the speed of the two ships was nearly equal, and the German was built five years later than her opponent, and therefore should have been able to maintain her speed with less difficulty. _Name_ _Tonnage_ _Armament_ _Speed_ _Completion_ _Kent_ 9,800 14--6" 23.7 1903 _Nürnberg_ 3,396 10--4.1" 23.5 1908 8--2.1" "Brassey's Naval Annual." In the course of the afternoon the weather became misty, so that it seemed imperative to get to close quarters as rapidly as possible. That this was fully realised and acted upon is shown by what was written by an officer in the _Kent_: "In the last hour of the chase, helped by a light ship and a clean bottom, by the most determined stoking, by unremitting attention to her no longer youthful boilers--in short, by the devotion of every officer and man in the engine and boiler rooms, the _Kent_ achieved the remarkable speed of 25 knots."