The Battle of May Island occurred on the night of the 31st of January (and early morning of the 1st of February), 1918. It took place near the Island of May, in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. In total, over 100 men perished that night, two submarines were lost, and three submarines along with a cruiser were badly damaged.

Despite its given name, the Battle of May Island was not indeed a battle, no enemy forces were present. Events began with a fleet of 40 vessels leaving Rosyth and headed to Scapa Flow. The fleet consisted of three battleships and their destroyer escorts, four battle cruisers and their destroyers, two cruisers and a set of light cruisers which would lead a K-class submarine each. The vessels were in line formation, and were only showing dim stern lights. This was to protect the ships from a suspected nearby German U-boat, as this was thought to be enough under the present mist cover.

The Battle of May Island began when a group of light ships were seen approaching the line of submarines. The K-class flotilla altered course, but K-14 experienced a jammed rudder. In an effort to fix the problem, K-14 and K-12 stopped. Though K-22, which was now lost, collided and K-14. As it passed the event, the battle cruiser "Inflexible" collided with K-22.

Though radio silence was meant to be kept through what became the Battle of May Island, news of the initial crash had been sent out. The captain of Ithuriel, upon hearing the message, turned around, and was followed in formation by the vessels in behind. This nearly caused another collision with the 2nd Battle Squadron. Soon after, Fearless, the leader of the 12th Battalion collided with K17, causing the submarine to sink. Further, K4 was hit and sank.

The Cheviot Sheep are first recorded as being seen north of the Scottish Borders, in the Cheviot Hills. The breed was not the same then as it is now, having been steadily improved and interbred over the years, to the animal we would see today. It is known that since 1470, the breed was referred to by some as the Long Sheep. Other references to the animal name it the White Sheep, in contrast to the Scottish Blackface breed. The name Cheviot was not attributed to the breed until the 1700s, when Sir John Sinclair chose the breed to use as repopulation stock in North Scotland. Though the same breed, without the name, was worked on by James Robson, an English farmer. He used some Cheviot Sheep stock in an attempt to improve wool yields on other breeds. His success helped spread the use of the Cheviot Sheep outside of the Scottish Borders, and even the United Kingdom.

Cheviot Sheep have a bulky fleece, with pricked ears and a bare face. Their Constitution makes them a well developed and hardy mountain breed. They are a medium sized breed of sheep, with rams weighing 80 kilograms and ewes typically being half of that. The fleece of the Cheviot Sheep is considered to be ideal for making tweed cloth.