Identifier: navalpowerinwar101gill (find matches)
Title: Naval power in the war (1914-1917)
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Gill, C. C. (Charles Clifford), b. 1885
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, George H. Doran Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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part, and perhaps assisted inthe fire control of the Germans.^ At daybreak on January 24, 1915, Vice Ad-miral Sir David Beattys battle cruiser squadron,consisting of the Liofz, Princess Royal, Tiger, NewZealand, and Indojnitable, were patrolling in com-pany with four light cruisers, while three light ^The principal details of the vessels in the respective squad-rons follow: Name Com-pleted Displace-ment Speed MainArmament ArmourBelt Lion Tiger Princess Royal.New Zealand...Indomitable Derfflinger.Sevdlitz...Moltke....Blucher 19121914191219121908 1914191319111910 26,35028,00026,35018,80017,250 28,00024,64022,64015,550 28.5 28 28.5 25 26 2729 228.425.3 8 13.5-in. 8 13.5-in. 8 13.5-in. 8 12-in. 8 12-in. 8 12-in. 10 11-in. 10 11-in.12 8.2-in. 9-in.9-in.9-in.8-in.7-in. 11-14-in. 11-14-in. 11-14-in. 6-in. There were 40 heavy guns in each squadron, but whereasthe British included twenty-four 13.5-inch and sixteen 12-inch,the German comprised eight 12-inch, twenty ii-inch, andtwelve 8.2-inch.
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86 NAVAL POWER IN THE WAR cruiser flotilla leaders, with their destroyers, werein station ahead. At 7.25 a. m. the Aurora^ oneof these flotilla-leading light cruisers, engaged anenemy ship. This scouting and screening forcegot in touch with and guided the British battlecruisers toward the enemy battle cruiser squad-ron, under Rear Admiral Hipper, consisting of thebattle cruisers Seydlitz, D erf linger^ and Moltke,with the armoured cruiser Blucher. The Ger-man capital ships were also accompanied bylight cruisers and destroyers. It was a stern-chase fight, in which ranging shots were triedat about 20,000 yards and hits reported atabout 18,000 yards. Practically all the fight-ing between the battle cruisers was done at longranges. The slower armoured cruiser Blucherdropped astern, and early in the fight developedengine trouble. Her 8.2-inch guns were of littleuse, and at 10.48 she drew out of line in a de-feated condition. At. 12.37 she sank, having re-ceived, very likely, her deathblow

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