First World War Great Battles by Scott Addington

Author:Scott Addington
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780750955126
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Petty Officer Ernest Francis, HMS Queen Mary16

As the Germans fled, Jellicoe refused to follow directly, fearful of a minefield or submarine trap. Instead he turned south-east, then south in an effort to cut Scheer off indirectly. Then, inexplicably, Scheer turned his fleet to the north, and basically steamed straight back into the heart of the Grand Fleet. Within twenty minutes, one German destroyer was sunk and many damaged before the German fleet were able to about turn and retreat. This time Jellico went on the chase, heading south-west in an effort to intercept, which he did just before sunset. The guns flashed in the gathering gloom and more German ships were destroyed and damaged. At 8.30 p.m. Scheer sent six of his ships forward to occupy the British guns while he gathered the rest of his fleet and fled to the west.

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