The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-03
RECORDS OF SHIPS
SUNK IN GREAT BATTLE

I prdNN. lunC ~ ne IST1tiSh paAtle
cruiser Invincible is by far the most
4 interesting ship sunk in the battle,
since the outbreak Of war she mas
taken part IN almost every naval en-
4 gagement fought. on August 2s. 1914,
4 she was ono Of the units in Vice
Admiral Beatty's squadron, Which
won the battle of Heiigoland Blight.
This was the first naval engagement
Of the war On December 8. 1917.
NE was flo gship Of Admiral Sir r. (.
d. Sturdee's feet, which defeated and
sank the German feet under Admiral
Count Won Spec off the Falkland
Islands.
Aver this battle she returned to
- Sod RETIRED. She then Joined the
. squadron, which attempted TO force
passage OF the Dardanelles Dur
ing the series OF engagements which
took place with the Turkish forts she
was badly damaged and forced 10 go
10 Gibraltar for repairs
The Indefatigable and Queen Mary
took part in the battles OF Heligoiand
Blight and DoEger Bank. under Vice
Admiral Sir David Beatty.
None of the other ships sunk has
figured in any other naval engage
ment The Queen Mary was launched
at Jarrow in 1912, Her armament
was three 1888 four three FOUNDERS
Of the fastest war vessels. and had
speed OF thirty knots an hour. Her
principal dimensions were: Length
$50 feet beam 90 Ia feet and % feet
) draught Her engines were capable
of developing rs, 700 horsepower. She
carried a crew OF $40 men.
The Tndefatigable had n displace-
ment Of 1850 tons Her armament
consisted OF eight f2-inch guns six
n
and two torpedo tubes She was
capable OF steaming twenty-five knots
an hour Her dimensions were: sos
feet long, beam so feet, draught 20 12
feet Her engines developed $4,000
horsepower She carried a crew of
1000 men,
Pattie Cruiser.
The Invincibie was n iT.250-ton
battle cruiser, She was built at Els
wick and completed in 1909, Her
armament consisted OF eight 12-ineh
guns, sixteen 4~nch guns and Ave tor
pedo tubes Her speed was twenty
six knns an hour Her dimen sions
were: Length $40 feet beam IS l-2
feet. draught Is feet Her engines
developed $4,000 horsepower Her
complement consisted Of $50 men.
The Defense was i4,6o0-ton ar
nored cruiser built nj Pembroke and
completed 1909. Her armament con
sisted of four 92-inch guns. ten To-
inch guns and sixteen twelve-pound-
rrs She also carried Ave torpedo
tubes. She had speed OF 23.b knots
Her dLnentions We're: Length 400
teet Leam II IL feet, draught 26
feet. Her engines developed 1850
horsepower. She carried Il crew Of
$50 men
Y The Black Prince was "a i3,550-ton
armorcd cruiser built at Blackwell
Y and completed in 1905 Her arma-
n1eut consisted OF six 92-inch guns
ten e-incb guns, twenty three-pound-
a7d three torpedo tubes She
had a speed OF 1855 knots. Her d.
mensions were: Length $50 feet.
beam 70 IL feet. draught ~ feet
Her engines developed 23.939 horse
power and she carried a crew OF 704
men.
The destroyers Tfpperary and Tur-
buient have been com pleted since the
war commenced. There were 1850
"" Tcs"~'s and carried crews OF $50
men. Their armament consisted OF
six 4-inch guns and three torpedo
tubes. They had a speed OF twenty
two knots and their dimensions were:
Lenath 500 feet, beam 40 feet, draught
~ IL feet. They were built at East
Cowes
Inc destroyers Ardent. Fortune and
Sparrow Hawk were all completed in
1913. They were ea6-ton vessels with
speed Of thirty knots. The Ardent
carried "A crew OF 142 men and the
other two l2s men each. Their ar
mament consisted of three 4-!nch
guns and two torpedo tubes Their
aim ensions were; Length $50 feet,
beam 2s feet. draught $40 feet
German Ships Lost.
The dimensions OF the German ships
reported lost are as follows: Pom
meren. battleship OF 1900 tons,
built al Stettin and completed 1907.
Her armament consisted OF four H.
inch guns. fourteen s.T-inch guns and
six torpedo tubes. She had speed
~ n!neteen knots Her length was
239 LIZ feet, beam 80 "a feet. draught
rs Ia feet Her engines developed
1850" horsepower. She carried a
crew OF AIS men. The Frauletnlob
las a light cruiser. She was built at
Bremen and completed In 1902. Her
armament consisted of ten 4-inch guns
and two torpedo tubes She had a
speed Of twenty-one knots and carried
a crew OF PSI men.
There is no record Of The German
cruiser Wiesbaden This ship was
probably completed since the out
break of the war.