Approximately 15 minutes later, the British battlecruiser was suddenly destroyed by "Von der Tann". Shortly thereafter, "Moltke" fired four torpedoes at "Queen Mary" at a range between . This caused the British line to fall into disarray, as the torpedoes were thought to have been fired by U-boats. At this point, Hipper's battlecruisers had come into range of the V Battle Squadron, composed of the new s, which mounted powerful guns. At 17:06, opened fire on "Von der Tann". She was joined a few minutes later by , "Malaya", and ; the ships concentrated their fire on "Von der Tann" and "Moltke". At 17:16, one of the 15 in shells from the fast battleships struck "Moltke", where it pierced a coal bunker, tore into a casemate deck, and ignited ammunition stored therein. The explosion burned the ammunition hoist down to the magazine.