THE LION'S REPLY.
EFFECT OF BIG GUNS.
One of the crew of the flagship of the Destroyer Squadron in the North Sea writes to his parents at Wimbledon :— "It was a fine sight to see the Lion demolish one cruiser. We. could see her (the cruiser's) shots falling short, but still the Lion did not fire. For fully 10 minutes the cruiser belted away without getting a single hit. Then 'the Lion, which was leading the line, hoisted " Open fire." turned slowly and majestically round, and fired her broadsideonce. It was quite sufficient. Up went a cloud of smoke and steam from 'the target.' ana' when it cleared off her aft funnel was at a. rakish angle, and a huge rent appeared the length of her side. After a few more salvos she was rapidly sinking by the fetera.
' Shortly afterwards she half hauled down her ensign, ami as we were steaming up to stand by and rescue her survivors she hoisted it again and opened lire. Once again the Lion turned, and this time fired but five shots from her huge turrets. Amid a shower of splinters, smoke, and fire she disappeared. Wo steamed over the spot, but although there was plenty of wreckage, not a single living thing was to be seen. This incident onlylasted 45 minutes, although the battle was raging for eight hours."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15750, 27 October 1914, Page 9
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