On 24 April 1916, "G41" participated in the shore bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft, on the southeastern tip of Great Britain. "G41" was assigned to Scouting Division II as leader of Torpedo Boat Flotilla VI in this battle. The overall goal of this action was to lure Royal Navy capital ships out to sea where the German fleet was massed in ambush. A vanguard of smaller, faster vessels like "G41" would be sent in as bait to bombard the English coastline and hopefully provoke a British response. The German strike force's element of surprise was lost however when the battlecruiser "Seydlitz" struck a mine and had to withdraw. The strike force nevertheless continued the mission and bombarded Yarmouth and Lowestoft killing four British civilians and wounding 19. Four British light cruisers and 12 destroyers subsequently gave chase to the fleeing Germans but turned back upon sighting the massed German fleet. During this action, "G41" is credited with sinking a British Naval trawler, the "King Stephen", rescuing her crew and taking them prisoner.