Grand Fleet

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Grand Fleet
Image:British Grand Fleet.jpg
Grand Fleet battleships
Active 1914-1918
Country Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Commanders
Notable
commanders 		John Jellicoe, David Beatty
Image:British Grand Fleet 2.jpg
Grand Fleet during WWI
Image:2nd Battle Squadron.jpg
The 2nd Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet. From left to right the ships are: King George V, Thunderer, Monarch and Conqueror.

During World War I, the British Home Fleet was renamed the Grand Fleet and represented 35-40 state of the art capital ships. It was initially commanded by Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. He was later succeeded by the commander of the Grand Fleet battlecruisers Admiral Sir David Beatty.

The Grand Fleet only took part in one fleet action during the war, the indecisive Battle of Jutland. More British ships were sunk than German, although the German High Seas Fleet was damaged to the extent that it was unable to put to sea for a number of months. Strategically, Jutland was a British victory because the British fleet retained control of the North Sea with no further challenge from the German Navy.

The Grand Fleet was based in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands.

The Grand Fleet's order of battle in May 1916 was as follows:

Contents

[edit] The Grand Fleet

[edit] 1st Battle Squadron

[edit] 2nd Battle Squadron

[edit] 4th Battle Squadron

[edit] 1st Cruiser Squadron

(Armoured Cruisers)

[edit] 2nd Cruiser Squadron

(Armoured Cruisers)

[edit] 4th Light Cruiser Squadron

[edit] Attached Light Cruisers

[edit] 4th Destroyer Flotilla

[edit] 11th Destroyer Flotilla

  • Castor (Light Cruiser) - Commodore Hawksley
  • Kempenfelt
  • Magic
  • Mandate
  • Manners
  • Marne
  • Martial
  • Michael
  • Milbrook
  • Minion
  • Mons
  • Morning Star
  • Mounsey
  • Mystic
  • Ossory

[edit] 12th Destroyer Flotilla

  • Faulknor - Captain Stirling
  • Maenad
  • Marksman
  • Marvel
  • Mary Rose
  • Menace
  • Mindful
  • Mischief
  • Munster
  • Narwhal
  • Nessus
  • Noble
  • Nonsuch
  • Obedient
  • Onslaught
  • Opal

[edit] Miscellaneous

  • Abdiel (Minelayer)
  • Oak (Destroyer tender)

[edit] The Battlecruiser Fleet

[edit] 1st Battlecruiser Squadron

[edit] 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron

[edit] 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron

[edit] 5th Battle Squadron

[edit] 1st Light Cruiser Squadron

[edit] 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron

[edit] 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron

[edit] Seaplane Carrier

[edit] 1st Destroyer Flotilla

[edit] 9th and 10th Destroyer Flotillas (combined)

  • Lydiard - Commander Goldsmith
  • Landrail
  • Laurel
  • Liberty
  • Moorsom
  • Morris
  • Termagant
  • Turbulent

[edit] 13th Destroyer Flotilla

  • Champion (Light Cruiser) - Captain Farie
  • Moresby
  • Narbrough
  • Nerissa
  • Nestor
  • Nicator
  • Nomad
  • Obdurate
  • Onslow
  • Pelican
  • Petard

[edit] External links

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