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Rh broadside for the enemy dreadnoughts of thirty-two 12's and thirty-two 11's, we opposed a total broadside of forty 14's and sixty-four 12's. The fire of the German battle-cruisers at 20,000 yards was too inaccurate to be much more than annoying, although some deck hits were made.

After ten minutes of furious fighting, superior weight of metal began to tell. The flagship Thuringen, with one smokestack gone and the after turret out of action, began to slow down; finally dropping to the rear, leaving the Helgoland to lead the line. Later, she picked up and took station at the rear of the German column. Then the Oldenburg, second in line, took a sudden shear, and began to circle, finally coming back on her own line and cutting in between the Thuringen (last in line) and the Posen. A 14-inch shell striking fair on the conning tower