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Show 1 Big Cruiser Sunk by I British in North - Sea Battle. London, Jan 25. 6 a. m A dis patch to the Chronicle from Chatham Fays sounds of heavy firing from the sea were heard there Chatham is a great English naval base on the Medway, thirty miles east southeast of London. The firing heard there would seem to indicate another fight may be in progress. London, .lan. 24 In a naal battle bat-tle in the North spa early this morning, morn-ing, the German armored cruiser Bleucher. 15,600 tons displacement, was sunk, and two other German cruisers were badly damaged, according accord-ing to an official announcement made by the Dntish admiraltv through the press bureau today. Only 123 of the Blueeher's crew of 885 are known to have been rescued. The official announcement an-nouncement follows: "Early this morning a British patrolling pa-trolling squadron of battle cruisers and light cruisers under Vice Admiral Ad-miral Batty, with a destroyer flotilla flo-tilla under Commodore Tyrwhitt, sighted four German battle cruisers .'iid several light cruisers and a number num-ber oi destroyers cruising westward and apparently making for the Eng lish coast. ' The enemy at once made for home it high speed They were at once pursued, and at about 9 30 a, m. ac-lion ac-lion was joined between the battln cruisers Lion. Tiger, Princess Royal. New Zealand and Indomitable on the one band, and Derflinger. Seydlitz. Moltke and Blupcher on the other. A well-contested running fight ensued. Shortly after 1 o'clock thf Bluechfr. whuh had previously fallen out of line, capsized and sank "Admiral Beatty reports that two other battle cruisers were seriously damaged. They wen however . able to continue their Might and reached an area where dangers from German submarines and mines prevented further fur-ther pursuit j "No British ships were lost and our; casualties in personnel, as at present reported, are slight, the Lion, which led the line, having only eleven wounded and none killed. Man Germans Saved. "Ono hundred and twenty three survivors have br-en rescued from the Blueeher's crew of 855. and it is possible others have been saved by some of our destroyers. No re-jwirts re-jwirts of any destroyer or light ends rr fighting have yet been received at (he admiralty, though some has apparently ap-parently taken place. "Their lordships have expressed satisfaction to Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty." Commodore Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt. who also took part in the battle of Helgoland, commanded the light cruisers cruis-ers and destroyers which accompanied accompa-nied Vice Admiral Beatty's battle-cruisers battle-cruisers The Germans were observed some time after dawn proceeding in the direction di-rection of the British coast. When they sighted the superior British fleet they turned and made at full speed for home waters, and ;t was only after a stern chase that the faster British ships got within range of them. For more than four hour-the hour-the running battle lasted, the firing being plainly heard In North Holland, whore it was Judged the fight took place north of the Islands of Ameland and Schierraonnlk-Oog. The Bluecher, which was slower than the other German cruisers, fell hphind and succumbed to the heavier guns of the Lion, which was leading the British squadron. The other German Ger-man ships got within the mine and submarine area, two of them in a badly bad-ly damaged condition, and it was dangerous dan-gerous for the big British battle cruisers to follow. Of the units engaged, the Lion and Princess Roval are sister battle cruisers cruis-ers Thv were commissioned In 1910 and 1911 respectively, and each carried car-ried eLght 13.5-inch guns on broadside, broad-side, four of which are ahead and two astern, besides sixteen 4-lnch guns and two torpedo tubes submerged on broadside and one (submerged) astern. On the watorline they are 675 feet long and 86 1-2 feet on the beam, with 26.350 tons displacement, a speed of 28 knots and complement of 1000 men New Zealand Battle Cruiser. The New Zealand is a 26-knot battle bat-tle cruiser of the 1909 class, a sister ship of the Indefatigable Her displacement dis-placement is 18,800 tons, she is 578 feet long on the water line and meas-1 meas-1 2-inch guns can be fired on broadside broad-side and six ahead and six astern, ures 79 1-2 feet on the beam Eight 12-inch guns can be fired on broad sidp and six ahead and six astern She carries also sixteen -1-inch suns and three submerged torpedo tubes. Her crew numbers 800 men. She was originally laid down for the colony for which she was named, but finally was presented to the British navy The Indomitable is a 2S-knot ship of the Invincible type of 1910, displaces dis-places 17,250 tons, is 560 feet long and 78 1-2 feet on the beam. She carries eight 12-lnch 45-calibre guns, all on broadsides, with six forward and six astern She likewise carriets sixteen 4-Inca cuns and three submerged torpedo tor-pedo tubes. The Tiger is a 28.000-ton battle cruiser of the 1911 class, with the tame armament as the Lion and Princess Prin-cess Royal She is a sister ship of the Queen Mar Derflinger Is Newest. Of the German ships engaged the Derflinger is the newest. She was of the 1912 class of German dreadnoughts dread-noughts completed in 1914. Her displacement dis-placement is 28.000 tons. She carries eight 12-inch .50-calibre; twelve 6-inch .45-callbre guns and twelve 24-pound-ers, besides five submerged torpedo tubes Thf Mnltke is a sister ship of tho Groeben, which was disposed of to the Turks She displaces 23.000 tons and Is 590 feet long and 96 feet wide on the beam Her armament consist; con-sist; of ten 11-inch .50-eallbre and twelve 6-inch guns and twelve 24-pounders, 24-pounders, with four submersed torpedo tor-pedo tubes. She can fire all her big guns and half of hor 6-inch guns in broadsides, six 11-inch and two 6-Inch ahoad and eight 11-inch and two 6-inch 6-inch astern. The Seydlitz is a 85, 000-ton battle cruiser of the 1911 class, completed In 1913. Her speed Is 29 knots, slightly slight-ly better than that of 1 the Moltko. She Is 650 feet long and 93 feet on the beam. Her armament is the same as that of I ho Moltko, with the addition addi-tion of four 14-pounder anti-aerial guns She was especially designed to withstand attack by high explosives hHln; spllntorlnnl connection similar to that of the Argentine cruiser Riva-da Riva-da via. oo |