Battle of Jutland- Forces Involved
British Forces
BATTLECRUISER FORCE - Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty
1st Battlecruiser Squadron - Vice Admiral Beatty
Lion (F) - 8 x 13.5in, 16 x 4in
Princess Royal - 8 x 13.5in, 16 x 4in
Queen Mary - 8 x 13.5in, 10 x 4in
Tiger - 8 x 13.5in, 12 x 6in
2nd Battlecruiser Squadron - Rear Admiral W.C. Packenham
New Zealand (f) - 8 x 12in, 10 x 4in
Indefatigable - 8 x 12in, 10 x 4in
5th Battle Squadron (temporarily attached) - Rear Admiral Hugh
Evans-Thomas
Barham (f) - 8 x 15in, 12 x 6in
Malaya - 8 x 15in, 12 x 6in
Valiant - 8 x 15in, 12 x 6in
Warspite - 8 x 15in, 12 x 6in
1st Light Cruiser Squadron - Commodore E.S. Alexander-Sinclair
Galatea (f) - 3 x 6in, 4 x 4in
Phaeton - 3 x 6in, 4 x 4in
Inconstant - 3 x 6in, 4 x 4in
Cordelia - 4 x 6in, 3 x 3in
2nd Light Cruiser Squadron - Commodore W.E. Goodenough
Southampton (f) - 8 x 6in
Birmingham - 9 x 6in
Nottingham - 9 x 6in
Dublin - 8 x 6in
3rd Light Cruiser Squadron - Rear Admiral T.D.W. Napier
Falmouth (f) - 8 x 6in
Yarmouth - 8 x 6in
Birkenhead - 10 x 5.5in
Gloucester - 2 x 6in, 10 x 4in
13th Destroyer Flotilla (Screening 1st Battlecruiser Squadron)
Champion (Captain D.13)
Moresby
Narborough
Nerissa
Nestor
Nicator
Nomad
Obdurate
Onslow
Pelican
Petard
Detached from 10th Destroyer Flotilla (Screening 1st Battlecruiser Squadron)
Turbulent
Termagant
Detached from 9th Destroyer Flotilla (Screening 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron)
Landrail
Laurel
Liberty
Lydiard
Detached from 10th Destroyer Flotilla (Screening 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron)
Moorsom
Morris
Detached from 1st Destroyer Flotilla (Screening 5th Battle Squadron)
Fearless (Captain D.1)
Acheron
Ariel
Attack
Hydra
Badger
Goshawk
Defender
Lizard
Lapwing
GRAND FLEET - Admiral Sir John Jellicoe
2nd Battle Squadron, 1st Division - Vice-Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram
King George V (f) - 10 x 13.5in, 16 x 4in
Ajax - 10 x 13.5in, 16 x 4in
Centurion - 10 x 13.5in, 16 x 4in
Erin - 10 x 13.5in, 16 x 6in
2nd Battle Squadron, 2nd Division - Rear Admiral Arthur Leveson
Monarch (f) - 10 x 13.5in, 16 x 4in
Conqueror - 10 x 13.5in, 16 x 4in
Orion - 10 x 13.5in, 16 x 4in
Thunderer - 10 x 13.5in, 16 x 4in
4th Battle Squadron, 3rd Division - Rear Admiral Duff
Iron Duke (FF) - 10 x 13.5in, 12 x 6in
Suberb (f) - 10 x 12in, 11 x 4in
Canada - 10 x 14in, 12 x 6in
Royal Oak - 8 x 15in, 14 x 6in
4th Battle Squadron, 4th Division - Vice Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee
Benbow (f) - 10 x 13.5in, 12 x 6in
Bellerophon - 10 x 12in, 10 x 4in
Temeraire - 10 x 12in, 11 x 4in
Vanguard - 10 x 12in, 12 x 4in
1st Battle Squadron, 5th Division - Rear Admiral E.F.A. Gaunt
Colossus (f) - 10 x 12in, 12 x 4in
Collingwood - 10 x 12in, 12 x 4in
Neptune - 10 x 12in, 12 x 4in
St. Vincent - 10 x 12in, 12 x 4in
1st Battle Squadron, 6th Division - Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Burney
Marlborough (f) - 10 x 13.5in, 12 x 6in
Agincourt - 14 x 12in, 20 x 6in
Hercules - 10 x 12in, 12 x 4in
Revenge - 8 x 15in, 14 x 6in
3rd Battlecruiser Squadron (temporarily attached to Grand Fleet) -
Rear Admiral the Hon. H.A. Hood
Invincible (f) - 8 x 12in, 12 x 4in
Inflexible - 8 x 12in, 12 x 4in
Indomitable - 8 x 12in, 12 x 4in
1st Cruiser Squadron - Rear Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot
Defence (f) - 4 x 9.2in, 10 x 7.5in
Warrior - 6 x 9.2in, 4 x 7.5in
Duke of Edinburgh - 6 x 9.2in, 10 x 6in
Black Prince - 6 x 9.2in, 10 x 6in
2nd Cruiser Squadron - Rear Admiral H.L. Heath
Minotaur (f) - 4 x 9.2in, 10 x 7.5in
Shannon - 4 x 9.2in, 10 x 7.5in
Cochrane - 6 x 9.2in, 4 x 7.5in
Hampshire - 4 x 7.5in, 6 x 6in
4th Light Cruiser Squadron - Commodore C.E. le Mesurier
Calliope (f) - 4 x 6in, 2 x 3in
Bellona (attached to 1st BS) - 10 x 4in
Constance - 4 x 6in, 2 x 3in
Comus - 4 x 6in, 2 x 3in
Caroline - 4 x 6in, 2 x 3in
Royalist - 3 x 6in, 4 x 4in
Detached from 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron (attached to 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron)
Chester - 10 x 5.5in
Detached from 5th Light Cruiser Squadron (attached to 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron)
Canterbury - 4 x 6in, 2 x 3in
4th Destroyer Flotilla
Active (attached to fleet flagship)
Blanche (attached to 4th BS)
Boadicea (attached to 2nd BS)
Tipperary (Captain D.4)
Acasta
Achates
Ambuscade
Ardent
Broke
Christopher
Contest
Fortune
Garland
Hardy
Marksman
Midge
Oak (attached to fleet flagship)
Ophelia
Owl
Porpoise
Sparrowhawk
Spitfire
Unity
Shark
11th Destroyer Flotilla - Commodore J.R.P. Hawksley
Castor (Commodore [F]}
Kempenfelt
Magic
Mandate
Manners
Marne
Martial
Michael
Milbrook
Minion
Mons
Moon
Morning Star
Mounsey
Mystic
Ossory
12th Destroyer Flotilla
Faulknor (Captain D.12)
Maenad
Marksman
Marvel
Mary Rose
Menace
Mindful
Mischief
Munster
Narwhal
Nessus
Noble
Nonsuch
Obedient
Onslaught
Opal
HARWICH FORCE - Commodore R. Tyrwhitt
5th Light Cruiser Squadron - Commodore R. Tyrwhitt
Carysfort (f) - 4 x 6in, 2 x 3in
Arethusa - 3 x 6in, 4 x 4in
Cleopoatra - 4 x 6in, 2 x 4in
Conquest - 4 x 6in, 2 x 3in
Penelope - 3 x 6in, 4 x 4in
9th Destroyer Flotilla
Undaunted
Laertes
Laforey
Lance
Lark
Lassoo
Laverock
Lawford
Legion
Lennox
Leonidas
Lightfoot
Linnet
Llewellyn
Lochinar
Lookout
Loyal
Lucifer
Lysander
10th Destroyer Flotilla
Aurora (Captain D.10)
Manly
Mansfield
Matchless
Mentor
Meteor
Milne
Minos
Miranda
Murray
Myngs
Nimrod
German Forces
I Scouting Group (Battlecruisers) - Vizeadmiral Franz von
Hipper
Lützow (f) - 8 x 30.5cm, 12 x 15.5cm
Derfflinger - 8 x 30.5cm, 12 x 15.5cm
Seydlitz - 10 x 28cm, 12 x 15.5cm
Moltke - 10 x 28cm, 12 x 15.5cm
von der Tann - 8 x 28cm, 10 x 15.5cm
IX Flotilla
V 28
IX Flotilla, 17th Half Flotilla
V27
V26
S36
S51
S52
IX Flotilla, 18th Half Flotilla
V30
S34
S33
V29
S35
II Scouting Group (Light Cruisers) - Kontre-Admiral F. Boedicker
Frankfurt (f) - 8 x 15cm
Pillau - 8 x 15cm
Elbing - 8 x 15cm
Wiesbaden - 8 x 15cm
II Flotilla
B98 (f)
II Flotilla, 3rd Half Flotilla
B97
B112
G101
G102
II Flotilla, 4th Half Flotilla
B109 (f)
B110
B111
G103
G104
VI Flotilla
G41 (f)
VI Flotilla, 11th Half Flotilla
G87
G86
V44
VI Flotilla, 12th Half Flotilla
V69 (f)
G37
S50
V45
V46
HIGH SEAS FLEET, MAIN BODY - Vize-Admiral Reinhard Scheer
Friedrich der Große (Fleet Flagship - not
in any squadron or division organisation)
I Squadron, 1st Division - Vize-Admiral E. Schmidt
Ostfriesland (f) - 12 x 30.5cm, 14 x 15cm
Thüringen - 12 x 30.5cm, 14 x 15cm
Helgoland - 12 x 30.5cm, 14 x 15cm
Oldenburg - 12 x 30.5cm, 14 x 15cm
I Squadron, 2nd Division - Kontre-Admiral W. Engelhart (2nd Admiral
of I Squadron)
Posen (f) - 12 x 30.5cm, 12 x 15cm
Rheinland - 12 x 30.5cm, 12 x 15cm
Nassau - 12 x 30.5cm, 12 x 15cm
Westfalen - 12 x 30.5cm, 12 x 15cm
II Squadron, 3rd Division - Kontre-Admiral Mauve
Deutschland (f) - 4 x 28cm, 14 x 17cm
Pommern - 4 x 28cm, 14 x 17cm
Schlesien - 4 x 28cm, 14 x 17cm
II Squadron, 4th Division - Kontre-Admiral Freiherr F. von Dalwigk
zu Lichtenfels (2nd Admiral of II Squadron)
Hannover (f) - 4 x 28cm, 14 x 17cm
Schleswig-Holstein - 4 x 28cm, 14 x 17cm
Hessen - 4 x 28cm, 14 x 17cm
III Squadron, 5th Division - Kontre-Admiral Paul Behncke
König (f) - 10 x 30.5cm, 14 x 15.5cm
Grosser Kurfürst - 10 x 30.5cm, 14 x 15.5cm
Markgraf - 10 x 30.5cm, 14 x 15.5cm
Kronprinz - 10 x 30.5cm, 14 x 15.5cm
III Squadron, 6th Division - Kontre-Admiral H. Nordmann (2nd Admiral
of III Squadron)
Kaiser (f) - 10 x 30.5cm, 14 x 15.5cm
Prinzregent Luitpold - 10 x 30.5cm, 14 x
15.5cm
Kaiserin - 10 x 30.5cm, 14 x 15.5cm
IV Scouting Group (Light Cruisers)- Kommodore L. von Reuter
Stettin - 10 x 105mm
München - 8 x 15cm
Frauenlob - 8 x 15cm
Stuttgart - 10 x 105mm
Attached to IV Scouting Group
Hamburg -
1st Leader of Destroyers - Kommodore A. Michelsen
Rostock (f) - 12 x 10.5cm
2nd Leader of Destroyers - Kommodore P. Heinrich
Regensburg (f) - 2 x 88mm
I Flotilla, 1st Half Flotilla - Kapitän-Leutnant Conrad Albrecht
G38
G39
G40
S32
III Flotilla - Korvetten-Kapitän Hollman
S53 (f)
III Flotilla, 5th Half Flotilla - Kapitän-Leutnant Gautier
V71
V73
G88
III Flotilla, 6th Half Flotilla - Kapitän-Leutnant Karlowa
S54
V48
G42
V Flotilla - Korvetten-Kapitän Heinecke
G11 (f)
V Flotilla, 9th Half Flotilla - Kapitän-Leutnant Hoefer:
V2
V4
V6
V1
V3
V Flotilla, 10th Half Flotilla - Kapitän-Leutnant Friedrich Klein
G8
G7
V5
G9
G10
VII Flotilla - Korvetten-Kapitän von Koch
S24 (f)
VII Flotilla, 13th Half Flotilla - Kapitän-Leutnant G. von Zitzewitz
S15 (f)
S17
S20
S16
S18
VII Flotilla, 14th Half Flotilla - Korvetten-Kapitän Hermann Cordes
S19 (f)
S23
V189
