Jutland to Junkyard – The Scapa Flow Scuttle by Paul Barnett – 6th August 2024
Pauls opening salvo “Who won the battle of Jutland?” a sea battle taking place in 1916 in WW1. The battle was between The Grand Fleet of the British based at Scapa and The High Sea Fleet of Germany from the Jade Estuary off the coast of Germany. Initially it was a trap for the Grand Fleet but communications were intercepted by the British by Room 40 (a forerunner for Bletchley and GCHQ). It was 15 inch guns of the British…