Assertion: german battle cruiser | /r/CapableOf | catch british navy
Facets:
value: by surprise
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: At approximately 8 o’clock in the morning, German battle cruisers from Franz von Hipper’s Scouting Squadron catch the British navy by surprise as they begin heavy bombardment of Hartlepool and Scarborough, English port cities on the North Sea.