▁immediately ▁without ▁waiting ▁for ▁Th ür ingen ▁behind ▁him . ▁This ▁move ▁caused ▁some ▁difficulty ▁for ▁the ▁III   S quad ron ▁ships ▁ahead , ▁though ▁the ▁ships ▁quickly ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁stations . ▁At ▁around ▁ 2 3 : 3 0 , ▁the ▁German ▁fleet ▁re organ ized ▁into ▁the ▁night ▁cru ising ▁formation . ▁Ost f ries land ▁was ▁the ▁e ighth ▁ship , ▁station ed ▁toward ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 - ship ▁line . ▁An ▁hour ▁later , ▁the ▁leading ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁line ▁encountered ▁British ▁light ▁forces ▁and ▁a ▁violent ▁fire f ight ▁at ▁close ▁range ▁en su ed . ▁S omet ime ▁around ▁ 0 1 : 1 0 , ▁the ▁arm ored ▁cru iser ▁ ▁st umbled ▁into ▁the ▁German ▁line . ▁Th ür ingen ▁ill umin ated ▁the ▁vessel ▁with ▁her ▁spot light s ▁and ▁pou red ▁sal vos ▁of ▁ 3 0 . 5   cm ▁r ounds ▁into ▁the ▁ship . ▁Ost f ries land ▁fired ▁with ▁her ▁ 1 5   cm ▁guns ▁and ▁Kaiser ▁fired ▁both ▁ 3 0 . 5   cm ▁and ▁ 1 5   cm ▁guns . ▁In ▁the ▁span ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁minute , ▁two ▁massive ▁explos ions ▁t ore ▁the ▁cru iser ▁apart ▁and ▁killed ▁the ▁entire ▁ 8 5 7 - man ▁crew . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁fer ocity ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁fighting , ▁the ▁High ▁Se as ▁Fle et ▁p unch ed ▁through ▁the ▁British ▁destroy er ▁forces ▁and