Maltese casualties in the Battle of Jutland – May 31 - June 1, 1916

In the afternoon and evening of May 31, 1916, the Battle of Jutland (or Skagerrakschlact as it is known to the Germans), was fought between the British Grand Fleet, under the command of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, and the German High Seas Fleet commanded by Admiral Reinhold Scheer.
It was to be the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash between battleships of the war.

The British Grand Fleet was composed of 151 warships, among which were 28 battleships and nine battle cruisers, while the German High Seas Fleet consisted of 99 warships, including 16 battleships and 54 battle cruisers.
Contact between these mighty fleets was made shortly after 2pm, when HMS Galatea reported that she had sighted the enemy.
The first British disaster occurred at 4pm, when, while engaging SMS Von der Tann, HMS Indefatigable was hit by a salvo on her upper deck. The missiles apparently penetrated her ‘X’ magazine, for she was suddenly hidden in a cloud of smoke and flames. Mortally stricken, she was sinking by the stern, when another salvo struck her ‘A’ turret. A blinding flash and a huge volume of smoke appeared, and in a moment she turned over and sank, taking with her 1,019 officers...