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Revision as of 16:00, 29 September 2012
Further Report
From—The Commanding Officer, H.M.S. "Erin."
To—The Vice-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Squadron.
- 3rd October 1916, No. 49.
Subject—Rangefinding Plot of Action, 31st May 1916.
Former—H.F. 1187/68 of 24th September 1916.
H.M.S. "Erin."
Submitted,
WITH reference to H.F. 1187/68 of 24th September 1916, only six ranges were taken altogether, at considerable intervals and no value could be obtained from them.
The roll containing this information was therefore not kept and has since been destroyed.
Captain.
Narrative
During the course of the battle Erin fired no 13.5-inch shells[1] and only six rounds of 6-inch ammunition.[2]
Midshipman Norman McClean Lockhead wrote afterwards:
- I regret to say that my ship was unable to fire, as during the short time the enemy was in sight, the Orion who was next to us in line, had failed to take station astern of us and was lying between us and the enemy.[3]
Footnotes
References
- Admiralty (1920). Battle of Jutland 30th May to 1st June 1916: Official Despatches with Appendices. Cmd. 1068. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office.
- Campbell, N.J.M. (2000). Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting. New York: The Lyons Press. ISBN 1-55821-759-2. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
