HMS Kent in London: Battle of Jutland centenary commemorations

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HMS Kent is visiting London this weekend on her way to take part in the Battle of Jutland centenary commemorations, in which she will play a central role. This year marks 100 years since the Battle of Jutland, the greatest sea battle of the 20th Century. Read full article

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lsolde
Jutland 1916-what a criminal waste of good men & expensive ships. Someone, somewhere must answer for this.
May 14th, 2016 - 11:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Clyde15
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My step-grandfather fought at Jutland in the destroye HMS Tipperary. I can remember him relating his experiences. He was manning the torpedo tubes for an attack on the German dreadnought Westfallen -(in hindsight a rather suicidal risk)
He remembers looking at the bridge awaiting orders to fire when he saw a bright flash. The bridge lifted up in the air in slow motion and a searchlight came tumbling towards him. He woke up a week later in Greenwich Naval Hospital with his skull reconstructed with a silver plate. Only a few of the crew survived the sinking. He was pulled out of the sea hours later but did not know how.
May 14th, 2016 - 01:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Agreed,
May 14th, 2016 - 07:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
@2 Clyde15,
Hello Clyde.
For a good description of the Battle of Jutland read Robert Massie's “Castles of Steel”.
Regards, I
May 14th, 2016 - 09:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
@2 Clyde

Thanks for that interesting account!
May 15th, 2016 - 12:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Islander1
Quetionable bit about Jutland being the “only major naval surface engagement of WW1”?
Battle of Coronel-Nov 1914 -= 2 Br cruisers sunk cerca 2000 lives lost(total 8 cruisers /battlecruisers)involved.
Battle of the Falklands Dec 1914 - 4 German cruisers sank cerca 2000lives ( total approx. 13 vessels involved(cruisers and battlecruisers).
May 15th, 2016 - 10:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Clyde15
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Jutland was a strategic battle. It was THE major sea battle of WW1 to decide the control of the seas..
In it's aftermath the German High Fleet never seriously challenged the Royal Navy again.
May 16th, 2016 - 08:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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