with the rest of her Flotilla. On restoring power (about 19:15) she took the damaged Onslow in tow and made Aberdeen the next day. Her captain, Lieutenant Commander L R Palmer received the Distinguished Service Order. The event was described in detail by Rudyard Kipling, in Sea Warfare under the heading Towing Under Difficulties. The report on the battle by Admiral Beatty stated that: Lieutenant Commander Palmer wrote after the battle that Onslow had signalled Defender with the following message: She was transferred to the 3rd Battle Squadron in 1916 and survived the war. Disposal Defender was laid up and sold to Rees of Llanelly for breaking up on 4 November 1921. Pennant numbers References External links Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS Defender Crew List Acheron-class destroyers of the Royal Navy Ships built on the River Clyde 1911 ships World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom