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- The battle that followed is conventionally divided by naval historians into five phases: the battle-cruiser action, encompassing two of the phases–a “run to the south” and a “run to the north”; the first and second encounters of the battleships; and a night action, involving many clashes between light forces, in which the High Seas Fleet made its escape to the Elbe River and Jade Bay.
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The Battle of Jutland was fought on 31 May and 1 June 1916, in the waters of the North Sea, between forces of the Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy. The battle involved 250 warships, and, in terms of combined tonnage of vessels engaged, was the largest naval battle in history.
Battle of Jutland. World War I. Jutland / Skagerrak. 31 May to 1 June 1916. Contributed by Richard Hawes, Steffen Boel Jørgensen, Peter Lienau and Bruce Wright. Neutral forces. N.J. Fjord. A small Danish tramp steamer.
Apr 10, 2024 · Battle of Jutland (May 31–June 1, 1916), naval engagement off the west coast of Denmark that was the only major encounter between the main British and German fleets in World War I. Both sides claimed victory: Germany because it had destroyed or damaged more ships, Britain because it retained control of the North Sea.
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Apr 1, 1998 · Battle of Jutland: Order of Battle. Battle of Jutland - Order of Battle. The complete list of ships of both sides, which clashed in the North Sea, 31 May, 1916. German Ships. British Ships. Source: Jutland- the German Perspective, by V. E. Tarrant (Naval Institute Press, 1995). High Seas Fleet of the Imperial German Navy. The Battlefleet.
Indomitable - Captain Kennedy. 1st Cruiser Squadron (Armoured Cruisers) Defence - Captain Ellis, Rear-Admiral Arbuthnot. Warrior - Captain Molteno. Duke of Edinburgh - Captain Blackett. Black Prince - Captain Bonham. 2nd Cruiser Squadron (Armoured Cruisers) Minotaur - Captain d'Aeth, Rear-Admiral Heath.
The Battle of Jutland, fought over two days from 31 May 1916, was the largest sea battle of the First World War. It pitted 151 British warships against 99 German ships and was the first and only time the two battle fleets confronted each other.
Summarize This Article. The Battle of Jutland. The summer of 1916 saw the long-deferred confrontation of Germany’s High Seas Fleet and Great Britain’s Grand Fleet in the Battle of Jutland —history’s biggest naval battle, which both sides claimed as a victory.
