Summer 1918: the end of the war is still open but the German fleet stayed in the habors for months. The son of captain Klockow who serves under his father can`t stand the idleness any longer and requests permission to go to taufständischen he U-boats. Before he can leave the revolution breaks out. The sailors fear to be send to the slaughter in the last days of a war that is already lost. They tear off Klockow`s epaulettes. Amist the turmoil the first annoucements of the armistice negociations arrive. The German is to be interned in a neutral habor. While some of the men fear that the British might occupy the coast if the ships are interned, others considers this to be a chance for peace: "On to our British brothers! Sunday we`ll play soccer with the Tommies!". These hopes are disppointed. As the fleet arrives in Scapa Flow the British stricly control very ship. For seven months the men wait for the peace negociations to end. When the results come in the Germans decide to sink their ships in order not to have to hand them over. The raise the war-flagg and open the outlets.