'THE GREAT WAR',     'THE WAR TO END WAR',     'WORLD WAR 1'
'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
- Only the monstrous anger of the guns.'
                                                                                                  from 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen

31st MAY - 1st JUNE 1916
THE NAVAL SEA BATTLE OF JUTLAND

GALLERY
HMS 'Engadine' and Seaplane	Junction of Grand Fleet with Battle Cruiser Fleet at 'Windy Corner'	HMS 'Engadine' towing the disabled 'Warrior'
Cordite flame shooting out of pierced roof of 'Q' Turret, 'Lion'	HMS 'Queen Mary' - Photo taken from HMS 'Tiger' about two hours before the action	HMS ''Lion being hit on 'Q' turret
Hits sustained by HMS 'Tiger'	Armour plate pierced by shell that entered HMS Tiger's engine room	The Destruction of HMS 'Invincible'
HMS 'Invincible' blowing up, 6:33pm	HMS 'Queen Mary' blowing up	Damage to the deck on HMS 'Lion'
Damage to the funnel on HMS 'Lion'	Part of the Grand Fleet operating in the North Sea	Jutland : HMS 'Queen Mary', 'Princess Royal', and 'Lion' begin the Battle '
Battle Cruiser Fleet at Sea Carrying out a Sweep	HMS 'Southampton' in the Battle of Jutland.	Admiral Beatty's Battle Cruisers at Jutland
'Champion' and the Thirteenth Flotilla ahead of the Battle Cruisers	'Defence' and 'Warrior' in Action	Jutland : 'Warspite' and 'Warrior'
Jutland : 'Tiger' with 'Princess Royal, 'Lion', 'Warrior' and 'Defence'.	The Second Division at Jutland	'Royal Oak', 'Acasta',' Benbow', 'Superb', and 'Canada' in Action
HMS 'Chester' in action with three German Light Cruisers.	HMS 'Revenge'	HMS 'Warrior' Before the Battle of Jutland
Jutland : Crew of 'Acasta' cheering the Commander-in-Chief

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