Destroyers, too, contributed indirectly to the loss of Arbuthnot's armored cruisers. When Jellicoe's fleet was seen approaching, "appearing shadowlike from the haze bank to the northeast," the German destroyers were thrown against them, and it was apparently to meet and check this threat that Rear Admiral Arbuthnot pushed forward with his armored cruisers into the area between the two main battle lines. It may be that he could not see what lay behind the thrust he sought to parry. Both the British and the German stories of the battle assume that he was surprised. But whether this is true or not, the fact is that it was in seeking to shield the battleships from a destroyer attack that he came under fire of the main German force and lost three of his ships almost immediately; for the _Warrior_, although she remained afloat for several hours, was doomed from the first. CHAPTER XIII LOSSES AND TACTICS The British losses as reported officially, and no doubt truthfully, are as follows: BATTLE CRUISERS: Tonnage Officers and Men _Queen Mary_ 27,500 1,000 _Invincible_ 17,250 790 _Indefatigable_ 18,750 780 ARMORED CRUISERS: _Defence_ 14,600 850 _Black Prince_ 13,500 750 _Warrior_ 13,500 750 DESTROYERS: _Tipperary_ 1,850 160 _Turbulent_ 980 100 _Fortune_ 950 100 _Sparrowhawk_ 935 100 _Ardent_ 950 100 _Nestor_ 950 100 _Nomad_ 950 100 _Shark_ 950 100 The reported German losses are as follows. The actual losses may be much greater: BATTLE CRUISERS: Tonnage Officers and Men _Luetzow_ 28,000 1,150 BATTLESHIP: _Pommern_ 13,040 736 LIGHT CRUISERS: _Wiesbaden_ ...... ... _Frauenlob_ 2,657 281 _Elbing_ ..... ... _Rostock_ 4,820 373 DESTROYERS: Five .... ... _Total Tonnage Lost_ British 117,150 German 60,720 (acknowledged) _Total Personnel Lost_ British 6,105 German 2,414 (acknowledged)