Six British battleships hunt through waters containing Chinese warships and merchant traffic. Their six-inch batteries are expected to do much of the work against the smaller opponents, reinforcing the tactical value of heavy secondary armament. The Chinese fleet is destroyed, but Britain loses Lion in the process. That loss immediately shapes fleet development when the next battleship design receives the Lion-class name.
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Six battleships destroy a Chinese fleet
Six British battleships hunt down the Chinese force, with six-inch batteries expected to do much of the work against smaller ships.