What Ship, Where Bound? by David Craddock

Author:David Craddock
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: HISTORY / Military / Naval
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2021-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

As Evan-Thomas began his turn at 1655 he made the flag hoist TA ‘Observe attentively the Admiral’s motions’ . The irony of that choice, the rallying cry of Vice Admiral Sir George Tryon, of whose tireless campaign to liberate the Navy from what he regarded as the tyranny of the Signal Book we have already heard, would not have been lost on his flag captain and staff. But under the concentrated fire of Scheer’s König class dreadnoughts as his four ships were turning in succession silhouetted against the sunlit horizon to the west, it was not meant ironically. The signal meant what it said: to closely follow his lead without further signals as they reversed course and re-trained their main armament to the starboard quarter while adjusting course to stay in touch with the BCF now 4.5 miles ahead. At 1701 Beatty somewhat unnecessarily signalled ‘Prolong the line by taking station astern’ – a task made no easier by the faster battle cruisers pulling further ahead.

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