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The List of ships sunk at the Battle of Jutland is a list of ships which were lost during the Battle of Jutland. This battle was fought between the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet on 31 May and 1 June 1916, during the First World War. The list is in chronological order of the time of sinking.
The total loss of life on both sides was 9,823 personnel: the British losses numbered 6,784 and the German 3,039. [196] Counted among the British losses were two members of the Royal Australian Navy and one member of the Royal Canadian Navy. Six Australian nationals serving in the Royal Navy were also killed. [197]
The Memorial Park. Jutland Memorial Park is a memorial park in Thyborøn, Jutland, Denmark. [1] [6]One of the world's largest sea battles took place between 31 May and 1 June 1916 during World War I. 250 warships were engaged in battle, in this test of strength between the British Royal Navy and the German Kaiserliche Kriegsmarine. 25 ships were sunk during the battle and more than 8,600 ...
The first combat losses of battlecruisers occurred during World War I, as a result of the Battle of Jutland between the Royal Navy and the Imperial German Navy on 31 May 1916. The three British ships—Invincible, Indefatigable, and Queen Mary—were all sunk by magazine explosions, with heavy loss of life. [4]
The wreck of HMS Sparrowhawk was located in August 2016 by Dr Innes McCartney of Bournemouth University and a team from the Sea War Museum Jutland. The wreck has been commercially salvaged at some time in the past. [7] The wrecksite is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. [8]
British capital ships carried a larger weight of broadside—332,360 lb (150.76 t) compared to 134,216 lb (60.879 t)—than the German ones. [2]The German Navy's torpedo boats were of similar size and function to the destroyers in the Royal Navy, and are often referred to as such.
Battle of Jutland – The British Royal Navy Grand Fleet overcame massive losses in the opening of the battle to rout the Imperial German Navy High Seas Fleet in the North Sea during the night, forcing them to retreat back to home port. Although the British lost more ships, the Germans lost key ships that compromised their naval advantage.
Ship sunk at the Battle of Jutland is for all warships lost during the largest naval battle of the First World War on 31 May to 1 June 1916. Pages in category "Ships sunk at the Battle of Jutland" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.