One hundred and ten years to the day that the Royal and German Navies ... of His Majesty’s Navy” – but it cost the lives of 1,660 officers and men. A sailor aboard light cruiser HMS Glasgow ...
The battle involved 250 ships and roughly 100,000 sailors. At first, the German navy had the upper hand and succeeded in separating a part of the British fleet and sinking several ships.
Sailors watch as German navy replenishment ship Frankfurt am Main enters port in Incheon, South Korea, as part of a two-ship cruise through the Indo-Pacific on Sept. 6. (REUTERS/Josh Smith) ...