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LAND & WATER 
August 2, 1917 
The Battle of Jutland 
from a Drawing by H. L. Boyle, Commander. 
Off Jutland, 6 21 p in , May 31st, 1916 
THIS picture of the' battle of Jutland is from the 
painting by Commander H. L. Boyle, Royal Navy. 
The moment chosen by the artist is that when 
the battle cruisers under Lion and Invincible and 
the third and first Light Cruiser squadrons effected a 
junction with the main Battle Fleet and attached cruisers. 
The Battle Fleet is just starting to deploy into line, and can 
be seen in six divisions in the far distance. The third Light 
Cruiser squadron (Rear-Admiral T. D Napier) is in the 
foreground. Falmouth and Yarmouth are followed by 
Birkenhead and Gloucester, the latter pair having been 
thrown out of formation by the ill-fated Defence and her 
consorts, shown in the left distance of the picture, and after- 
wards by the desire to avoid fouling the range of the third 
Battle Cruiser squadron, under Rear-Admiral Horace Hood 
in the Invincible. 
This squadron is shown on the extreme right receiving the 
first salvoes of the German battle cruisers, which were then 
at 8,000 yards distance, but these enemy ships do not come 
into the picture being too far to the left. Shortly after this 
the Invincible was hit by one of these salvoes and blew up. 
Sir David Beatty, in his despatch referred to this fine 
incident in these splendid words : "I ordered them to take 
station, which was carried out magnificently, Rear-Admiral 
Hood bringing his squadron into action ahead (of Lion) in a 
most inspiring manner worthy of his great naval ancestors. ' 
Lion leading the battle cruisers Princess Royal, Tiger and 
New- Zealand is shown to the right of Falmouth in the dis- 
tance. On the left in the foreground is the destroyer Shark, 
whose name will always be linked with that of Commander 
Loftus Jones, V.C. It was this. destroyer, crippled by pre- 
vious action, and on fife, which is now known to have been 
referred to by Rear-Admiral Napier, of the Third Light 
Cruiser squadron, as follows: " Here I should like to bring 
to your notice the action of a destroyer (name unknown) 
which we passed close in a disabled condition soon after G 
p.m. She was apparently able to struggle ahead again, and 
made straight for the Derflinger to attack her." On the 
extreme left of the picture is the German light cruiser which 
received the fire of every squadron in turn. " We particu- 
larly admired the conduct of those on beard a disabled German 
light cruiser which passed down the British lines shortly 
after deployment under a heavy fire which was returned by 
the only gun left in action." These words of Sir John Jellicoe, 
pay a well earned and generous tribute to this gallant enemy. 
This picture gives a good idea of the weather conditions 
prevaihng at the time. The sun was unable to struggle through 
the " weeping " fog clouds, and the ?ea at first a glassy cahn 
soon became churned up and broken by the wash of a hundred 
ships driving forward at full speed. 
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Explanatory Diagram of the Ships Engaged 
