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в ответ HMS Renown 27.06.11 00:55, Последний раз изменено 27.06.11 01:12 (Greutung)
HMS Duke of Edinburgh
Laid down: 11 February 1903
Launched: 14 June 1904
Propulsion: 2 shafts, 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines
20 Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers and 6 cylindrical boilers
At the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, the 1st Cruiser Squadron was in front of the Grand Fleet, on the right side. At 5:47 p.m.[Note 2] The two leading ships of the squadron, the flagship, HMS Defence, and HMS Warrior, spotted the German II Scouting Group and opened fire. Their shells felt short and the two ships turned to port in pursuit, cutting in front of the battlecruiser HMS Lion, which was forced to turn away to avoid a collision. Duke of Edinburgh could not follow the first two ships and turned to port (northeast).[11] The ship spotted the disabled German light cruiser SMS Wiesbaden at 6:08 and fired twenty rounds at her. By about 6:30 she had steamed to a position off the starboard bow of HMS King George V, the leading ship of the 2nd Battle Squadron, where her funnel smoke obscured the German ships from the foremost dreadnoughts of the 2nd Battle Squadron.[12] A torpedo attack by German destroyers on Admiral Beatty's battlecruisers, failed, but forced Duke of Edinburgh to evade one torpedo at 6:47. The ship reported a submarine sighting at 7:01, although no German submarines were operating in the area. She fired at another imaginary submarine contact between 7:45 and 8:15.[13]
After the battle, Duke of Edinburgh was attached to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron and remained at sea through 2 June, searching for disabled ships.
Laid down: 11 February 1903
Launched: 14 June 1904
Propulsion: 2 shafts, 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines
20 Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers and 6 cylindrical boilers
At the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, the 1st Cruiser Squadron was in front of the Grand Fleet, on the right side. At 5:47 p.m.[Note 2] The two leading ships of the squadron, the flagship, HMS Defence, and HMS Warrior, spotted the German II Scouting Group and opened fire. Their shells felt short and the two ships turned to port in pursuit, cutting in front of the battlecruiser HMS Lion, which was forced to turn away to avoid a collision. Duke of Edinburgh could not follow the first two ships and turned to port (northeast).[11] The ship spotted the disabled German light cruiser SMS Wiesbaden at 6:08 and fired twenty rounds at her. By about 6:30 she had steamed to a position off the starboard bow of HMS King George V, the leading ship of the 2nd Battle Squadron, where her funnel smoke obscured the German ships from the foremost dreadnoughts of the 2nd Battle Squadron.[12] A torpedo attack by German destroyers on Admiral Beatty's battlecruisers, failed, but forced Duke of Edinburgh to evade one torpedo at 6:47. The ship reported a submarine sighting at 7:01, although no German submarines were operating in the area. She fired at another imaginary submarine contact between 7:45 and 8:15.[13]
After the battle, Duke of Edinburgh was attached to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron and remained at sea through 2 June, searching for disabled ships.