On 5 September a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft scouted the port and reported that the Asian German fleet had departed; the Japanese ordered the dreadnought, pre-dreadnought and cruiser to leave the blockade.
A Japanese reconnaissance aircraft scouted the port. This was on 5 September. The Asian German fleet had departed. This was what a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft reported on 5 September. The Japanese ordered the dreadnought, pre-dreadnought and cruiser. This was to leave the blockade.