▁to ▁the ▁German ▁ships . ▁As ▁the ▁re arm ost ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁line , ▁Bl ü cher ▁suffered ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁gun fire ▁for ▁the ▁early ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁Se yd l itz ▁was ▁struck ▁in ▁her ▁forec ast le ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 2 5 , ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 3 . 5   in ▁shell ▁from ▁Lion , ▁but ▁this ▁hit ▁did ▁minor ▁damage . ▁At ▁ 1 0 : 4 0 , ▁Lion ▁hit ▁Se yd l itz ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁ 1 3 . 5   in ▁( 3 4 3   mm ) ▁shell , ▁which ▁ho led ▁the ▁deck ▁and ▁pen etr ated ▁the ▁rear ▁bar b ette . ▁The ▁shell ▁itself ▁failed ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁bar b ette , ▁but ▁the ▁explos ion ▁flash ed ▁into ▁the ▁working ▁chamber ▁and ▁det on ated ▁the ▁prop ell ant ▁charges ▁inside . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁Bl ü cher ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁p ounded ▁by ▁heavy ▁shell s . ▁The ▁ch ase ▁ended ▁when ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁reports ▁of ▁U - bo ats ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁ships ; ▁Beat ty ▁quickly ▁ordered ▁ ▁ev as ive ▁man eu vers , ▁which ▁allowed ▁the ▁German ▁ships ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁distance ▁to ▁their ▁purs u ers . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁L ions ▁last ▁oper ational ▁dynam o ▁failed , ▁which ▁dropped ▁her ▁speed ▁to ▁. ▁Beat ty , ▁in ▁the ▁str icken ▁Lion , ▁ordered