9.2 in Minotaur class armoured cruiser HMS Defence: flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot, commanding the 1st Cruiser Squadron, she was lost with all hands at Jutland on 31 May 1916 after he rashly attempted to finish off damaged light cruiser SMS Wiesbaden too close to German capital units. Two others of the four ship Squadron were also lost in the battle.
HMS Defence was a Minotaur
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