Jutland 1916 : the archaeology of a naval battlefield / Innes McCartney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCartney, Innes, 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Navy--History.

Great Britain.

Jutland, Battle of, 1916.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Osprey Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in the First World War. For years the myriad factors contributing to the loss of many of the ships remained a mystery, subject only to speculation and theory. In this book, marine archaeologist and historian Dr Innes McCartney reveals for the first time what became of the warships that vanished on the night of 31st May 1916, examining the circumstances behind the loss of each ship and reconciling what was known in 1916 to what the archaeology is revealing today. The knowledge of what was present was transformed in 2015 by a groundbreaking survey using the modern technology of multi-beam. This greatly assisted in unravelling the details behind several Jutland enigmas, not least the devastating explosions which claimed five major British warships, the details of the wrecks of the 13 destroyers lost in the battle and the German warships scuttled during the night phase. This is the first book to identify the locations of many of the wrecks, and - scandalously - how more than half of these sites have been illegally plundered for salvage, despite their status as war graves. An essential and revelatory read for anyone interested in naval history and marine archaeology.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The battlefield; Modern shipwreck archaeology; The Harper Record; Other historical sources; Eyewitness accounts; Fieldwork objectives; Surveying the large wrecks; Identifying the small wrecks; Times and measurements; Notes; Part One: The Battlecruiser Action; 1 Battlecruiser HMS Indefatigable; Loss; Eyewitness accounts; Photography; The wreck; HMS Indefatigable: in summary; Notes; 2 Battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary; Loss; Eyewitness accounts; Photography; The wreck; HMS Queen Mary: in summary; Notes

3 Destroyer Wrecks of the Battlecruiser ActionThe action; The wrecks; Destroyer wrecks of the Battlecruiser Action: in summary; Notes; Part Two: The Fleet Action; 4 Armoured Cruiser HMS Defence; Loss; Eyewitness accounts; Photography; The wreck; HMS Defence: in summary; Notes; 5 Battlecruiser HMS Invincible; Loss; Eyewitness accounts; Photography; The wreck; HMS Invincible: in summary; Notes; 6 Light Cruiser SMS Wiesbaden; Loss; Eyewitness accounts; The wreck; SMS Wiesbaden: in summary; Notes; 7 Destroyer Wrecks of the Fleet Action; HMS Shark; SMS V48; SMS S35

Destroyer Wrecks of the Fleet Action: in summaryNotes; Part Three: The Night Action; 8 Light Cruiser SMS Frauenlob; Loss; Eyewitness accounts; The wreck; SMS Frauenlob: in summary; Notes; 9 Armoured Cruiser HMS Black Prince; Loss; Eyewitness accounts; The wreck; HMS Black Prince: in summary; Notes; 10 Battlecruiser SMS Lützow; Loss; Eyewitness accounts; The wreck; SMS Lützow: in summary; Notes; 11 Light Cruiser SMS Elbing; Loss; Eyewitness accounts; The wreck; SMS Elbing: in summary; Notes; 12 Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Pommern; Loss; Eyewitness accounts; The wreck

SMS Pommern: in summaryNotes; 13 Light Cruiser SMS Rostock; Loss; The wreck; SMS Rostock: in summary; Notes; 14 Destroyer Wrecks of the Night Action; HMS Tipperary; HMS Fortune; HMS Ardent; HMS Turbulent; Destroyer wrecks of the Night Action: in summary; Notes; Part Four: Jutland One Hundred Years On; 15 Conclusions: The Archaeology of a Naval Battlefield; Informing the historical record of the battle through archaeology; The Harper Record re-examined; Indefatigable's mysterious position; Identifying Jutland's shipwrecks; The wrecks' ongoing condition; The truth about salvage

The paradoxes of protectionFinal reflections; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-84486-417-0

1-84486-414-6

OCLC:

946997823