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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 Grand Fleet and Imperial German Navy High Seas Fleet. The battle involved 250 warships, and, in terms of combined tonnage of vessels engaged, was the largest naval battle in history.
English: A map of the Battle of Jutland. Adapted from File:Jutland1916.jpg , a work of the Department of History at the United States Military Academy, which is in the public domain. Additional details taken from Sondhaus, Lawrence Navies in Modern World History , pp. 191–192
Jutland was the third fleet action between steel battleships, following the Battle of the Yellow Sea in 1904 [123] [124] and the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, [125] during the Russo-Japanese War. At Jutland, the Germans, with a 99-strong fleet, sank 115,000 long tons (117,000 t) of British ships, while a 151-strong British fleet sank 62,000 long ...
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Maps showing the maneuvers of the British (blue) and German (red) fleets on 31 May – 1 June 1916. The next major fleet operation began on 31 May with the sortie of the entire High Seas Fleet, including Wiesbaden and II Scouting Group. The operation resulted in the Battle of Jutland later that day and into 1 June. [10]
Maps showing the manoeuvres of the British (blue) and German (red) fleets on 31 May – 1 June 1916 Watercolour of Royal Oak at Jutland, by William L. Wyllie In an attempt to lure out and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet, the German High Seas Fleet, composed of 16 dreadnoughts, 6 pre-dreadnoughts, 6 light cruisers, and 31 torpedo boats ...