At around midnight on 1 June, "Nassau" came in contact with the British destroyer , and in the confusion, attempted to ram her. "Spitfire" tried to evade, but could not maneuver away fast enough, and the two ships collided. "Nassau" fired her forward 11-inch guns at the destroyer, but they could not depress low enough for "Nassau" to be able to score a hit. Nonetheless, the blast from the guns destroyed "Spitfire"s bridge. At that point, "Spitfire" was able to disengage from "Nassau", and took with her a 20-foot (6 m) portion of "Nassau"s side plating. The collision disabled one of her 5.9-inch guns, and left an 11.5-foot (3.5 m) gash above the waterline; this slowed the ship to 15 knots until it could be repaired. At approximately the same time, "Posen" accidentally rammed the light cruiser and holed her below the waterline. "Elbing" was damaged so severely that her engine room was completely flooded and she was unable to move; the captain of the ship ordered "Elbing" be scuttled to prevent her capture by the British.