The ships of the "Admiral Hipper" class varied slightly in size. She then received Kummetz's order, and turned west to rendezvous with "Admiral Hipper". The British destroyer could not disengage and was sunk after ramming "Admiral Hipper". Before being sunk, "Glowworm" rammed "Admiral Hipper", though the latter was not seriously damaged. "Glowworm" soon spotted the German cruiser "Admiral Hipper" (14,000 tons). The force would operate under the command of Vice Admiral Franz von Hipper. They were joined by "Admiral Hipper" and four destroyers. The request was soon answered by "Admiral Hipper", which quickly crippled "Glowworm". The force operated under the command of Vice Admiral Franz von Hipper.