HMS Minotaur (1906)

HMS Minotaur (1906)

HMS "Minotaur" was the lead ship of the "Minotaur"-class of armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in 1906.

Career

She served in the First World War with her sisters, taking part in convoy duties from Australia to the Mediterranean. She fought at Jutland as part of the Second Cruiser Squadron. She was the flagship of Rear Admiral H. L. Heath and captained by A. C. S. H. D'Eath. Unlike her sister, "Defence", she survived the battle, and the War, to be sold for breaking up to Ward of Milford Haven on May 12 1920.

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