sent to the Red Sea in mid-August to protect troop convoys arriving from India. While on escort duty they captured three German merchantmen. The two sisters rejoined the 1st Cruiser Squadron in December 1914, which had transferred to the Grand Fleet and participated in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. Black Prince became separated from the fleet when darkness fell and was sunk with all hands by German battleships later that night. Duke of Edinburgh was not damaged during the battle and was the only ship of her squadron to survive. After Jutland Duke of Edinburgh was ordered to reinforce the patrols north of the Shetland Islands against German blockade runners and commerce raiders. She was eventually transferred to the Atlantic in August 1917 for convoy escort duties. The ship was sold for scrap in 1920. Notes Footnotes Bibliography External links The Dreadnought Project Technical details of the Duke of Edinburgh class. Cruiser classes Ship classes of the Royal Navy