On 21 June 1919, the ships of the German High Seas Fleet, interned at Scapa Flow, was scuttled by their crews. The British Fleet was away from Scapa at the time, but hurried back on hearing reports of the scuttling. Shakespeare was one of the British ships that responded to the alarm, and on arrival at Scapa, attempted to the German cruiser under tow. Emden was beached to avoid sinking. Shakespeare was again deployed to the Baltic from 12 August 1919, where the British forces were supporting an Estonian offensive against Saint Petersburg. On 27 October, Shakespeare took part in a bombardment of the Bolshevik-held Krasnaya Gorka fort, together with the monitor , the cruisers and , the leaders and and four destroyers. Despite the support from the Royal Navy, the Estonian assault failed. This deployment ended in November 1919, with Shakespeare returning to British waters.
