▁Mediter rane an ▁Fle et . ▁After ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁sister ▁ships ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁battle c ru iser ▁ ▁and ▁light ▁cru iser ▁. ▁After ▁the ▁German ▁ships ▁reached ▁their ▁refuge ▁in ▁Ott oman ▁Turkey , ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁for ▁con voy ▁esc ort ▁duties . ▁They ▁captured ▁three ▁German ▁merchant ▁ships ▁before ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁home ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁sister s ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁J ut land ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁where ▁ ▁was ▁s unk ▁with ▁all ▁hands . ▁ ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁on ▁block ade ▁duties ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁on ▁con voy ▁esc ort ▁duties ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁She ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁description ▁After ▁the ▁preceding ▁, ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁re th ought ▁how ▁it ▁planned ▁to ▁use ▁its ▁arm oured ▁cru is ers . ▁It ▁decided ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁going ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁fast ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁battle f le et ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁they ▁required ▁heav ier ▁arm our ▁and ▁arm ament ▁to ▁fight ▁their ▁counter parts ▁in ▁oppos ing ▁fle ets ▁and ▁thus ▁larger ▁and ▁more ▁expensive . ▁Two ▁arm oured ▁cru is ers ▁were ▁planned ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 2 – 1 9 0