First L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland

On 7 June, 1916, Vice-Admiral Beatty asked the light cruiser squadrons that had operated with him to submit a report of the recent Battle of Jutland. Commodore Sinclair of the First L.C.S. replied on 21 June, forwarding reports of his own Galatea, as well as Cordelia and Inconstant. It appears that Phaeton had separately forwarded its own reply direct to Beatty.

H.M.S. Galatea

At 2.28 pm, she fired at a destroyer at 13,00 yards with a large opening rate. At 2.32, she shifted fire to a light cruiser at 13,500 yards. Four minutes later, she suffered a hit from a light cruiser from an estimated 15,000 yards. At 2.38, she fired at a destroyer, again at 13,500 yards.

H.M.S. Cordelia

Captain Beamish's reply was prompt and more comprehensive than his Commodore's, dated 9 June. [TO BE CONTINUED - TONE]

H.M.S. Inconstant

The Captain replied on 10 June from records kept in Control and Transmitting Stations.

At 5.59, she fired 3 rounds of 6-in at at "large cruiser" at 13,750 yards and rate 100 (opening?) and deflection 10 right. The target quickly went out of range.

At 6.07 pm, she fired four rounds of 6-in guns at a light cruiser (identified as Pillau, but seemingly Wiesbaden from the context) at Green 45, 13,000 yards, 200 opening, and 40 right. She checked fire as Black Prince and Defence rushed in and fouled the range. The range on the sights was 13,200 when checked at 6.08, deflection 50 right.