H.M.S. Indefatigable at the Battle of Jutland

"There was a terrific explosion aboard the ship, the magazines went. I saw the guns go up in the air just like matchsticks — 12" guns they were — bodies and everything. She was beginning to settle down. Within half a minute the ship turned right over and she was gone. I was 180 foot up and I was thrown well clear of the ship otherwise I would have been sucked under. I was practically unconscious, turning over really. At last I came on top of the water. When I came up there was another fellow named Jimmy Green and we got a piece of wood, he was on one end and I was on the other end. A couple of minutes afterwards some shells came over and Jim was minus his head so I was left on my lonesome."