Billy Budd (opera) the conflict between good and evil, he is tormented by guilt over the case of Billy Budd on board his ship, HMS "Indomitable", some years earlier. The crew of the Indomitable works on deck. For slipping and bumping into an officer, the Novice is sentenced to be flogged. At the same time a cutter approaches, returning from a merchant ship where it has pressed three sailors into the Royal Navy. One of these sailors, Billy Budd, seems overjoyed with his situation – entirely different from the other two who are not so happy. Claggart, the Master-at-Arms, calls him "a find
HMS Indomitable (1907) close on Beatty's ships, the "Invincible"s were broadside to the oncoming torpedoes, but "Invincible" turned north, while "Inflexible" and "Indomitable" turned south to present their narrowest profile to the torpedoes. All the torpedoes missed, although one passed underneath "Inflexible" without detonating. As "Invincible" turned north, her helm jammed and she had to come to a stop to fix the problem, but this was quickly done and the squadron reformed heading west. At 18:21, with both Beatty and the Grand Fleet converging on him, Hood turned south to lead Beatty's battlecruisers. Hipper's battlecruisers were away and the "Invincible"s almost immediately opened