THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND



This meeting between British and German fleets was the largest naval
engagement of the war, with numerous losses on both sides.


Admiral Sir John Jellicoe
Commander, British Grand Fleet
Admiral Sir David Beatty
Commander, British Battle Cruiser Fleet
Admiral Reinhard von Scheer
Commander, German High Seas Fleet
Admiral Franz von Hipper
Commander, German Scouting Forces
British Grand Fleet heading out to sea,
HMS Iron Duke leading
Ships of the British Home Fleet
(l-r)King George, Thunderer, Monarch, Conqueror
Ships of the German High Seas Fleet Ships of the German High Seas Fleet
HMS Queen Mary Destruction of the Queen Mary
German battleship firing a broadside British battleship firing a broadside
HMS Iron Duke Deck of a British warship
HMS Marlborough
Torpedoed, but made port
SMS Ostfriesland
Struck a mine, but made port
British battle cruiser squadron German battle cruiser squadron
Battle scene
seen from the deck of a British ship
Battle scene
seen from the deck of a British ship
British destroyers laying a smokescreen Torpedo fired from a British ship
SMS Pommern
torpedoed and sunk
HMS Invincible
sunk during the battle
Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee
Commander, British 4th Battle Squadron
HMS Lion
hit by German shellfire
SMS Kaiser SMS Moltke
HMS Indefatigable
sunk during the battle
HMS Warrior
sunk during the battle
British fleet German sailors
SMS Frauenlob
sunk during the battle
SMS Friedrich der Grosse
Admiral Scheer's flagship
SMS Seydlitz SMS Seydlitz
SMS Seydlitz
showing heavy battle damage
SMS Seydlitz
battle damage to turret

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