Battle of Jutland - Order of Battle

The complete list of ships of both sides, which clashed in the North Sea, 31 May, 1916.

Source: Jutland- the German Perspective, by V. E. Tarrant (Naval Institute Press, 1995).


High Seas Fleet of the Imperial German Navy

The Battlefleet

Battleships (in order from Van to Rear)
SquadronDivisionShips
III Battle SquadronVKönig (flagship of Konteradmiral P. Behncke), Grosser Kurfürst, Kronprinz,Markgraf
VIKaiser (flagship of Konteradmiral H. Nordmann), Kaiserin, Prinzregent Luitpold,Friedrich der Grosse (fleet flagship of Vizeadmiral Reinhard Scheer)
I Battle SquadronIOstfriesland (flagship of Vizeadmiral E. Schmidt), Thüringen, Helgoland,Oldenburg
IIPosen (flagship of Konteradmiral W. Englehardt), Rheinland, Nassau,Westfalen
II Battle SquadronIIIDeutschland (flagship of Konteradmiral F. Mauve), Hessen, Pommern
IVHannover (flagship of Konteradmiral F. von Dalwigk zu Lichtenfels), Schlesien, Schleswig-Holstein

Light Cruisers
IV Scouting Group Stettin (broad pennant of Kommodore von Reuter), München,Hamburg,Frauenlob,Stuttgart

Torpedo-boat Flotillas
Light Cruiser Rostock (broad pennant of Kommodore Michelson)
FlotillaHalf-FlotillaTorpedo-Boats
IIG39 (leader), G40,G38,S32
III S53 (leader)V V71, V73,G88
VI S54, V48,G42
V G11 (leader)IX V2, V4,V6,V1,V3
X G8, G7,V5,G9,G10
VII S24 (leader)XIII S15, S17,S20,S16,S18
XIV S19, S23,V189,V186(returned to base with engine trouble on the morning of 31 May)

Battlecruiser Force

Battlecruisers
Scouting GroupShips
I Lützow (flagship of Vizeadmiral Franz Hipper), Derfflinger, Seydlitz,Moltke,Von der Tann

Light Cruisers
II Scouting Group Frankfurt (flagship of Konteradmiral F. Bödicker), Wiesbaden,Pillau,Elbing

Torpedo-boat Flotillas
Light Cruiser Regensburg (broad pennant of Kommodore Heinrich)
FlotillaHalf-FlotillaTorpedo-Boats
II B98 (leader)III G101 G102,B112,B97
IV B109 B110,B111,G103, G104
VI G41 (leader)XI V44, G87,G86
XII V69, V45,V46,S50,G37
IX V28 (leader)XVII V27, V26,S36,S51,S52
XVIII V30, S34,S33,V29,S35

Grand Fleet of the Royal Navy

The Battlefleet

Battleships (in order from Van to Rear, after deployment)
SquadronDivisionShips
2nd Battle Squadron1st King George V (flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram), Ajax, Centurion,Erin
2nd Orion (flagship of Rear-Admiral A. C. Leveson), Monarch, Conqueror,Thunder
4th Battle Squadron3rd Iron Duke (flagship of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, C-in-C), Royal Oak, Superb (flagship of Rear-Admiral A. L. Duff),Canada
4th Benbow (flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee), Bellerophon, Temeraire,Vanguard
1st Battle Squadron5th Colossus (flagship of Rear-Admiral E. F. A. Gaunt), Collingwood, Neptune,St Vincent
6th Marlborough (flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney), Revenge, Hercules,Agincourt

Battlecruisers (temporarily attached to Battlefleet)
SquadronShips
3rd Battlecruiser Squadron Invincible (flagship of Rear-Admiral The Honourable H. L. A. Hood), Inflexible, Indomitable

Armoured Cruisers
SquadronShips
1st Cruiser Squadron Defence (flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot), Warrior, Duke of Edinburgh,Black Prince
2nd Cruiser Squadron Minotaur (flagship of Rear-Admiral H. L. Heath), Hampshire, Cochrane,Shannon

Light Cruisers
SquadronShips
4th Light Cruiser Squadron Calliope (broad pennant of Commodore C. E. Le Mesurier), Constance, Caroline (which ship still exists, in Belfast, Northern Ireland), Royalist, Comus

Attached Light Cruisers
Active,Bellona, Blanche, Boadicea, Canterbury, Chester

Destroyers
FlotillaDestroyers
4th Tipperary (Leader, Captain C. J. Wintour), Acasta, Achates, Ambuscade, Ardent, Broke, Christopher, Contest,Fortune, Garland, Hardy, Midge, Ophelia, Owl, Porpoise, Shark, Sparrowhawk, Spitfire, Unity
11th Castor (Light Cruiser, Commodore J. R. P. Hawksley), Kempenfelt, Magic, Mandate, Manners, Marne, Martial, Michael,Milbrook, Minion, Mons, Moon, Morning Star, Mounsey, Mystic, Ossory
12th Faulknor (Leader, Captain A. J. Stirling), Maenad, Marksman, Marvel, Mary Rose, Menace, Mindful, Mischief,Munster, Narwhal, Nessus, Noble, Nonsuch, Obedient, Onslaught, Opal

Attached Vessels
Abdielminelayer
Oakdestroyer, tender to HMS Iron Duke

Battlecruiser Force

Battlecruisers (in order from Van to Rear, after deployment)
SquadronShips
1st Battlecruiser Squadron Lion (flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty), Princess Royal, Queen Mary,Tiger
2nd Battlecruiser Squadron New Zealand (flagship of Rear-Admiral W. C. Pakenham), Indefatigable

Battleships (temporarily attached)
SquadronShips
5th Battle Squadron Barham (flagship of Rear-Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas), Valiant, Warspite,Malaya

Light Cruisers
SquadronShips
1st Light Cruiser Squadron Galatea (broad pennant of Commodore E. S. Alexander-Sinclair), Phaeton, Inconstant, Cordelia
2nd Light Cruiser Squadron Southampton (broad pennant of Commodore W. E. Goodenough), Birmingham, Nottingham, Dublin
3rd Light Cruiser Squadron Falmouth (flagship of Rear-Admiral T. D. W. Napier), Yarmouth, Birkenhead, Gloucester

Destroyers
FlotillaDestroyers
1st Fearless (Light Cruiser, Captain C. D. Roper), Acheron, Ariel, Attack, Badger, Defender, Goshawk, Hydra,Lapwing, Lizard
9th and 10th (combined) Lydiard (Leader, Commander M. L. Goldsmith), Landrail, Laurel, Liberty, Moorsom, Morris, Termagant, Turbulent
13th Champion (Light Cruiser, Captain J. U. Farie), Moresby, Narborough, Nerissa, Nestor, Nicator, Nomad, Obdurate,Onslow, Pelican, Petard

Attached Vessel
Engadineseaplane carrier

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