DOGGER BANK, BATTLE OF THE

Early on Jan. 24, 1915, a Ger. battle cruiser squadron under Rear-admiral von Hipper was encountered in this vicinity by the Brit. battle-cruiser and a running fight ensued. At 9 a.m. action was opened by Lion, which fired on Blucher at a range of 10 m.; at noon Blucher sank, the British rescuing 120 of her crew, while bombed ‘by German aircraft. Meantime Beatty had continued the pursuit towards Heligoland, when at 11:30 a steam pipe on Lion was severed by a chance shot. He transferred to Prince Royal; but when he came up to the rest of the squadron, at 12:20 he found that the fight had been broken off about 70 m. from Heligoland. No Brit. ve el was lost, Lion being able with a istance to reach the Firth of Forth; Germans, besides lo of Blucher, suffered severe damage to Derfflinger and Seydletz.