These losses brought the forces from 6:5 in favor of Britain to 5:4 in favor of Germany. Lion suffered a similar hit but the turret officer managed to close the flash doors between turret and magazine, saving the ship. Churchill, then Lord of the Admiralty, noted that the British Grand Fleet commander, Jellicoe, was “the only man who could lose the war in an afternoon.” English strategy was thus very cautious despite their marked numerical superiority. A naval victory was thus not essential to British naval aims, while a defeat could be fatal. This last aim was secondary to the preservation of the British fleet, however, and maintenance of blockade. The British also hoped to lure out and destroy as much of the German fleet as it could. British strategy was based on maintaining blockade and preventing portions of the German fleet from attacking the coasts of England. This was being gradually felt by Germany’s civilian population. In view of this and their naval superiority, England initiated a blockade of Germany upon the outbreak of war. Germany relied on maritime trade for food and some raw materials. Offsetting these numerical advantages were the superior German protection systems, heavier armor, and higher muzzle velocity for their guns (giving greater penetration). The total of the British ships’ weight of broadside was 332,360 lb (150,760 kg), while the German fleet’s total only amounted to 134,216 lb (60,879 kg). The British fleet not only outnumbered the German’s but also had an advantage gun power. The forces were disposed as follows- ship type Each fleet had a scouting force and a main force, commanded by Beatty for Britain and Hipper for Germany. The High Seas Fleet, commanded by Scheer, numbered 16 battleships, 5 battlecruisers, 11 light cruisers, and 61 destroyers, and 6 pre-Dreadnought type battleships (obsolete).

The Grand Fleet, commanded by Jellicoe, brought 28 battleships, 9 battlecruisers, 8 armored cruisers, 26 light cruisers, and 79 destroyers into the battle. The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle of World War 1 and the greatest Dreadnought battle in history. It took place from May 31st to June 1st 1916, off the North Sea coast of Denmark’s Jutland peninsula.

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