 By 11 : 00 , Blücher had been severely damaged after having been pounded by numerous heavy shells from the British battlecruisers . However , the three leading German battlecruisers , Seydlitz , Derfflinger , and Moltke , had concentrated their fire on Lion and scored several hits ; two of her three dynamos were disabled and the port side engine room had been flooded . At 11 : 48 , Indomitable arrived on the scene , and was directed by Beatty to destroy the battered Blücher , which was already on fire and listing heavily to port . One of the ship 's survivors recounted the destruction that was being wrought : 
