1. Queen Mary, Battle-cruiser, 27,000 tons.
2. Indefatigable, Battle-cruiser, 18,750 tons.
3. Invincible, Battle-cruiser, 17,250 tons.
4. Defence, Armored cruiser, 14,600 tons.
5. Black Prince, Armored cruiser, 13,550 tons.
6. Warrior, Armored cruiser, 13,550 tons.
7. Tipperary, Destroyer, 1,430 tons.
8. Ardent, Destroyer, 935 tons.
9. Fortune, Destroyer, 935 tons.
10. Shark, Destroyer, 935 tons.
11. Sparrowhawk, Destroyer, 935 tons.
12. Nestor, Destroyer, 1,000 tons.
13. Nomad, Destroyer, 1,000 tons.
14. Turbulent, Destroyer, 1,430 tons.
Total, 113,300 tons;

Distinguished officers who went down.

Gallantry of officers and men.

and still more do I regret the resultant heavy loss of life. The death of such gallant and distinguished officers as Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot, Bart., Rear-Admiral the Hon. Horace Hood, Captain Charles F. Sowerby, Captain Cecil I. Prowse, Captain Arthur L. Cay, Captain Thomas P. Bonham, Captain Charles J. Wintour, and Captain Stanley V. Ellis, and those who perished with them, is a serious loss to the navy and to the country. They led officers and men who were equally gallant, and whose death is mourned by their comrades in the Grand Fleet. They fell doing their duty nobly, a death which they would have been the first to desire.

Fighting qualities of the enemy.

The enemy fought with the gallantry that was expected of him. We particularly admired the conduct of those on board a disabled German light-cruiser which passed down the British line shortly after deployment, under a heavy fire, which was returned by the only gun left in action.

Heroism of the wounded.

The conduct of officers and men throughout the day and night actions was entirely beyond praise. No words of mine could do them justice. On all sides it is reported to me that the glorious traditions of the past were most worthily upheld—whether in heavy ships, cruisers, light-cruisers, or destroyers—the same admirable spirit prevailed. Officers and men were cool and determined, with a cheeriness that would have carried them through anything. The heroism of the wounded was the admiration of all.

I cannot adequately express the pride with which the spirit of the Fleet filled me.

Work of the engine room department.