- Order of battle at Jutland
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This is the complete order of battle for the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
Note: dates given are those of commissioning.
Contents
Summary
Royal Navy German Navy Dreadnoughts (28 total) 4 × Queen Elizabeth 3 × Iron Duke 4 × Orion 3 × King George V 3 × Bellerophon 2 × Revenge 2 × Colossus 3 × St Vincent 1 × Neptune 1 × Agincourt 1 × Erin 1 × Canada (16 total)
4 × Kaiser 4 × Helgoland 4 × Nassau 4 × König Pre-Dreadnought
Battleships(6 total)
5 × Deutschland 1 × Braunschweig Battlecruisers (9 total)
3 × Invincible 3 × Lion 2 × Indefatigable 1 × Tiger (5 total)
2 × Derfflinger 1 × Seydlitz 1 × Moltke 1 × Von der Tann Armoured
Cruisers(8 total)
3 × Minotaur 2 × Duke of Edinburgh 2 × Warrior 1 × Devonshire Smaller Ships 26 × Light Cruisers 79 × Destroyers (one of them Destroyer-Minelayer) 11 × Light Cruisers 61 × Destroyers British forces
The Grand Fleet (GF)
listed in order from van to rear following deployment, 6:30pm 31st May- Commander-in-chief of Grand Fleet: Admiral Sir John (Rushworth) Jellicoe, K.C.B., K.C.V.O. (flag on “Iron Duke”)
- Chief of the Staff of the Commander-in-chief: Vice-Admiral Sir Charles (Edward) Madden, K.C.B., C.V.O.
- Captain of the Fleet: Commodore 1st class Lionel Halsey, C.B., C.M.G., AdC., R.N.
- Master of the Fleet: Captain Oliver (Elles) Leggett, R.N.
- Flag Commander to Admiral Commander-in-chief: Commander the Honourable Matthew (Robert) Best, M.V.O., R.N.
- Flag Commander to Admiral Commander-in-chief: Commander Charles (Morton) Forbes, R.N.
- Flag Commander to Admiral Commander-in-chief: Commander Alexander (Raill) Wadham, R.N.
- Flag Commander to Admiral Commander-in-chief: Commander Richard (Lindsay) Nicholson, R.N.
Second Battle Squadron (2BS), Cromarty- Commander 2BS: Vice-Admiral (Thomas Henry) Martyn Jerram, K.C.B.
- Second-in-command 2BS: Rear-Admiral Arthur (Cavenagh) Leveson, C.B.
First Division
- Battle ship HMS “King George V” (flag to Vice-Admiral Commanding 2BS): Captain Frederick (Laurence) Field, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Ajax”: Captain George (Henry) Baird, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Centurion”: Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, M.V.O., R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Erin”: Captain the Honourable Victor (Albert) Stanley, M.V.O., AdC., R.N.
Second Division
- Battle ship HMS “Orion” (flag to Rear-Admiral Second-in-command 2BS): Captain (Flag Captain) Oliver Backhouse, C.B., R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Monarch”: Captain George (Holmes) Borrett, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Conqueror”: Captain Hugh (Henry Darby) Tothill, AdC., R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Thunderer”: Captain James (Andrew) Fergusson, R.N.
- Scout cruiser HMS “Boadicea” (attached 2BS): Captain Louis (Charles Stirling) Woollcombe, M.V.O., R.N.
Flagship (in company with 4BS)- Battle ship HMS “Iron Duke” (flag to Admiral Commander-in-Chief GF): Captain Frederic (Charles) Dryer, C.B., R.N.
- Scout cruiser HMS “Active” (attached Fleet Flagship): Captain Percy Withers, R.N.
- Flotilla leader HMS “Abdiel” (destroyer-minelayer, attached Fleet Flagship): Commander Berwick Curtis, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Oak” (tender Fleet Flagship): Lieutenant-Commander Douglas Faviell, M.V.O., R.N.
Fourth Battle Squadron (4BS), Scapa Flow- Commander 4BS: Vice-Admiral Sir (Frederick Charles) Doveton Sturdee, 1st Baronet, K.C.B., C.V.O., C.M.G.
- Flag Commander to Vice-Admiral Commanding 4BS: Commander William (Mibourne) James, R.N.
- Second-in-command 4BS: Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander (Ludovic) Duff, C.B., 1st Baronet, K.C.B., C.V.O., C.M.G.
Third Division
- Battle ship HMS “Royal Oak”: Captain Crawford Maclachlan, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Superb” (flag to Rear-Admiral Second-in-command 4BS): Captain (Acting as Flag Captain) Edmond Hyde Parker, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Canada”: Captain William (Coldingham Masters) Nicholson, R.N.
Fourth Division
- Battle ship HMS “Benbow” (flag to Vice-Admiral Commanding 4BS): Captain (Flag Captain) Henry Wise Parker, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Bellerophon”: Captain Edward (Francis) Bruen, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Temeraire”: Captain Edwin (Veale) Underhill, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Vanguard”: Captain James (Douglas) Dick, R.N.
- Scout cruiser HMS “Blanche” (attached 4BS): Captain John (Moore) Casement, R.N.
First Battle Squadron (1BS), Scapa Flow
- Second-in-command GF, Commander 1BS: Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
- Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Commanding 1BS: Captain (Edmund) Percy (Fenwick George) Grant, R.N. (Commodore 2nd class)
- Flag Lieutenant-Commander to Vice-Admiral Commanding 1BS: Lieutenant-Commander James (Buller) Kitson, R.N.
- Second-in-command 1BS: Rear-Admiral Ernest (Frederick Augustus) Gaunt, C.M.G.
Fifth Division
- Battle ship HMS “Colossus” (flag to Rear-Admiral Second-in-command 1BS): Captain (Flag Captain) Alfred (Dudley Pickman Rogers) Pound, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Collingwood”: Captain James (Clement) Ley, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “St. Vincent”: Captain William (Wordsworth) Fisher, M.V.O., R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Neptune”: Captain Vivian (Henry Gerald) Bernard, R.N.
Sixth Division
- Battle ship HMS “Marlborough” (flag to Vice-Admiral Commanding 1BS): Captain George (Parish) Ross, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Revenge”: Captain Edward (Buxton) Kiddle, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Hercules”: Captain Lewis Clinton-Baker, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Agincourt”: Captain Henry (Montagu) Doughty, R.N.
- Scout cruiser HMS “Bellona” (attached 1BS): Captain Arthur (Brandreth Scott) Dutton, R.N.
First Cruiser Squadron (1CS), Cromarty- Commander 1CS: Rear-Admiral Sir Robert (Keith) Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet, K.C.B., M.V.O.
- Armoured cruiser HMS “Defence” (flag to Rear-Admiral Commanding 1CS): Captain Stanley (Venn) Ellis, R.N.
- Armoured cruiser HMS “Warrior”: Captain Vincent Barkly Molteno, R.N.
- Armoured cruiser HMS “Duke of Edinburgh”: Captain Henry Blackett, R.N.
- Armoured cruiser HMS “Black Prince”: Captain Thomas (Parry) Bonham, R.N.
Second Cruiser Squadron (2CS), Scapa Flow- Commander 2CS: Rear-Admiral Herbert (Leopold) Heath, M.V.O.
- Armoured cruiser HMS “Minotaur” (flag to Rear-Admiral Commanding 2CS): Captain Arthur (Cloudesly Shoval Hughes) D'Aeth, R.N.
- Armoured cruiser HMS “Hampshire”: Captain Herbert (John) Savill, R.N.
- Armoured cruiser HMS “Shannon”: Captain John (Saumarez) Dumaresq, M.V.O., R.N.
- Armoured cruiser HMS “Cochrane”: Captain Eustace La (Trobe) Leatham, R.N.
Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron (4LCS), Scapa Flow- Light cruiser HMS “Calliope” (pennant to Commodore Commanding 4LCS): Captain Charles (Edward) Le Mesurier, R.N. (Commodore 2nd class) (Commander 4LCS)
- Light cruiser HMS “Constance”: Captain Cyril (Samuel) Townsend, R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Comus”: Captain Alan (Geoffrey) Hotham, R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Caroline”: Captain (Henry) Ralph Crooke, R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Royalist”: Captain the Honourable Herbert Meade-Fetherstonhaugh, D.S.O., R.N.
Fourth Destroyer Flotilla (4DF) (escorted 2BS), Scapa Flow- Flotilla leader HMS “Tipperary”: Captain Charles (John) Wintour, R.N. (Commander 4DF)
First Half-Flotilla 4DF
- Destroyer HMS “Spitfire”: Lieutenant-Commander Clarence (Walter Eyre) Trelawney, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Sparrowhawk”: Lieutenant-Commander Sydney Hopkins, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Garland”: Lieutenant-Commander Reginald (Stannus) Goff, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Contest”: Lieutenant-Commander Ernald (Gilbert Hoskins) Master, R.N.
Group 8 4DF (detached as escort to 2CS)
- Destroyer HMS “Midge”: Lieutenant-Commander James (Robert Carnegie) Cavendish, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Mischief”: Lieutenant-Commander Honourable Cyril (Augustus) Ward, M.V.O., R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Hardy”: Commander Richard (Anthony Aston) Plowden, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Owl”: Commander Robert (Gerald) Hamond, R.N.
Second Half-Flotilla 4DF
Third Division 4DF
- Flotilla leader HMS “Broke”: Commander Walter (Lingen) Allen, R.N. (Commander 2HF/4DF)
- Destroyer HMS “Porpoise”: Commander Hugh (Davenport) Colville, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Unity”: Lieutenant-Commander Arthur (Macaulay) Lecky, R.N.
Fourth Division 4DF
- Destroyer HMS “Achates”: Commander Reginald (Becher Caldwell) Hutchinson, D.S.C., R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Ambuscade”: Lieutenant-Commander Gordon (Alston) Coles, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Ardent”: Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Marsden, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Fortune”: Lieutenant-Commander Frank (Goodrich) Terry, R.N.
Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla (11DF) (escorted 4BS), Scapa Flow- Light cruiser HMS “Castor” (pennant to Commodore Commanding 11DF): Captain James (Rose Price) Hawksley, M.V.O. R.N. (Commodore 2nd class) (Commander 11DF)
First Half-Flotilla 11DF
First Division 11DF
- Destroyer HMS “Ossory”: Commander Harold (Victor) Dundas, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Martial”: Lieutenant-Commander Julian Harrison, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Magic”: Lieutenant-Commander Gerald (Charles) Wynter, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Minion”: Lieutenant-Commander Henry (Clive) Rawlings, R.N.
Second Division 11DF
- Destroyer HMS “Mystic”: Commander Claud (Finlinson) Allsup, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Mons”: Lieutenant-Commander Robert Makin, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Mandate”: Lieutenant-Commander Edward (McConnell Wyndham) Lawrie, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Michael”: Lieutenant-Commander Claude (Lindsay) Bate, R.N.
Second Half-Flotilla 11DF
- Flotilla leader HMS “Kempenfelt”: Commander Harold (Ernest) Sulivan, R.N. (Commander 2HF/11DF)
Third Division 11DF
- Destroyer HMS “Marne”: Lieatenant-Commander George (Bibby) Hartford, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Milbrook”: Lieutenant Charles (Granville) Naylor, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Manners”: Lieutenant-Commander Gerald (Cartmell) Harrison, R.N.
Fourth Division 11DF
- Destroyer HMS “Moon”: Commander (Acting) William (Dion) Irvin, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Mounsey”: Lieutenant-Commander Ralph (Vincent) Eyre, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Morning Star”: Lieutenant-Commander Hugh (Undecimus) Fletcher, R.N. destroyer)
Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla (12DF) (escorted 1st Battle Squadron), Scapa Flow- Flotilla leader HMS “Faulknor”: Captain (D) Anselan (John Buchanan) Stirling, R.N. (Commander 12DF)
First Half-Flotilla 12DF
First Division 12DF
- Destroyer HMS “Obedient”: Commander George (William McOran) Campbell, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Mindful”: Lieutenant-Commander John (Jackson Cuthbert) Ridley, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Marvel”: Lieutenant-Commander Reginald (Watkins) Grubb, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Onslaught”: Lieutenant-Commander Arthur (Gerald) Onslow, D.S.C., R.N.
Second Division 12DF
- Destroyer HMS “Maenad”: Commander John (Pelham) Champion, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Narwhal”: Lieutenant-Commander Henry (Victor) Hudson, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Nessus”: Lieutenant-Commander Eric (Quentin) Carter, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Noble”: Lieutenant-Commander Henry (Percy) Boxer, R.N.
Second Half-Flotilla 12DF
- Flotilla leader “HMS Marksman”: Commander Norton (Allen) Sulivan, R.N. (Commander 2HF/12DF)
- Destroyer HMS “Opal”: Commander Charles (Geoffrey Coleridge) Sumner, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Nonsuch”: Lieutenant-Commander Herbert (Inglis Nigel) Lyon, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Menace”: Lieutenant-Commander Charles (Astley) Poignand, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Munster”: Lieutenant-Commander Spencer (Francis) Russell, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Mary Rose”: Lieutenant-Commander Edwin (Anderson) Homan, R.N.
Third Battle Cruiser Squadron (3BCS) (temporarily attached to Grand Fleet in place of 5BS)- Commander 3BCS: Rear-Admiral the Honourable Horace (Lambert Alexander) Hood KCB, DSO, MVO
- Battle cruiser HMS “Invincible” (flag to Rear-Admiral Commanding 3BCS): Captain Arthur (Lindesay) Cay, R.N.
- Battle cruiser HMS “Inflexible”: Captain Edward (Henry Fitzhardinge) Heaton-Ellis, M.V.O., R.N.
- Battle cruiser HMS “Indomitable”: Captain Francis (William) Kennedy, R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Canterbury” (attached from 5LCS): Captain Percy (Molyneux Rawson) Royds, R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Chester” (attached from 3LCS): Captain Robert (Neale) Lawson, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Ophelia” (attached from 4th DF): Commander Lewis (Gonne Eyre) Crabbe, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Christopher” (etc.): Lieutenant-Commander Fairfax (Moresby) Kerr, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Shark” (etc.): Commander Loftus (William) Jones, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Acasta” (etc.): Lieutenant-Commander John (Ouchterlony) Barren, R.N.
Battle Cruiser Fleet (BCF)- Commanding the Battle Cruiser Fleet: Vice-Admiral Sir David (Richard) Beatty, K.C.B., M.V.O., D.S.O.
- Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Commanding BCF: Captain Rudolf (Walter) Bentinck
- Flag Commander to Vice-Admiral Commanding BCF: Commander the Honourable Reginald (Aylmer Ranfurly) Plunkett, R.N.
- Flag Lieutenant-Commander to Vice-Admiral Commanding BCF: Ralph (Frederick) Seymour, R.N.
Flagship (in company with 1BCS)- Battle cruiser HMS “Lion” (flag to Vice-Admiral Commanding BCF): Captain (Flag Captain) Alfred (Ernie Montacute) Chatfield, C.V.O., R.N.
First Battle Cruiser Squadron (1BCS), Rosyth- Commander 1BCS: Rear-Admiral Osmond de (Beauvior) Brock, C.B.
- Battle cruiser HMS “Princess Royal” (flag to Rear-Admiral Commanding 1BCS): Captain Walter (Henry) Cowan, M.V.O., D.S.O., R.N.
- Battle cruiser HMS “Queen Mary”: Captain Cecil (Irby) Prowse, R.N.
- Battle cruiser HMS “Tiger”: Captain Henry (Bertram) Pelly, M.V.O., R.N. (Commodore 2nd class)
Second Battle Cruiser Squadron (2BCS), Rosyth- Commander 1BCS: Rear-Admiral. William (Christoper) Pakenham, C.B., M.V.O.
- Battle cruiser HMS “New Zealand” (flag to Rear-Admiral Commanding 2BCS): Captain John (Frederick Ernest) Green, R.N.
- Battle cruiser HMS “Indefatigable”: Captain Charles (Fitzgerald) Sowerby, R.N.
First Light Cruiser Squadron (1LCS), Rosyth- Light cruiser HMS “Galatea” (pennant to Commodore Commanding 1LCS): Commodore 1st class Edwyn (Sinclair) Alexander-Sinclair, M.V.O. (Commander 1LCS)
- Light cruiser HMS “Phaeton”: Captain John (Ewen) Cameron, M.V.O., R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Inconstant”: Captain Bertram (Sackville) Thesiger, C.M.G., R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Cordelia”: Captain Tufton (Percy Hamilton) Beamish, R.N.
Second Light Cruiser Squadron (2LCS), Rosyth- Light cruiser HMS “Southampton” (pennant to Commodore Commanding 2LCS): Commodore 1st class William (Edmund) Goodenough, M.V.O., AdC. (Commander 2LCS)
- Light cruiser HMS “Birmingham”: Captain Arthur (Allan Morison) Duff, R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Nottingham”: Captain Charles (Blois) Miller, R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Dublin”: Captain Albert (Charles) Scott, R.N.
Third Light Cruiser Squadron (3LCS), Rosyth- Commander 1BCS: Rear-Admiral Trevylyan (Dacres Willes) Naper, M.V.O.
- Light cruiser HMS “Falmouth” (flag to Rear-Admiral Commanding 3LCS): Captain John (Douglas) Edwards, R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Yarmouth”: Captain Thomas (Drummond) Pratt, R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Birkenhead”: Captain Edward Reeves, R.N.
- Light cruiser HMS “Gloucester”: Captain William (Frederick) Blunt, D.S.O., R.N.
- Seaplane tender HMS “Engadine” (4 Short Type 184 seaplanes) (Rosyth): Lieutenant-Commander Charles (Gwillim) Robinson, R.N.
Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla (13 DF) (escorted 1BCS), Rosyth- Light cruiser HMS “Champion”: Captain James (Uchtred) Farie, R.N. (Commander 13DF)
First Division 13DF
- Destroyer HMS “Obdurate”: Lieutenant-Commander Cecil (Henry Hulton) Sams, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Nerissa”: Lieutenant-Commander Montague (George Bentinck) Legge, R.N.
- Destroyer TMS “Termagant” (attached from 10DF, Harwich Force): Lieutenant-Commander Cuthbert (Patrick) Blake, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Moresby” (detached to escort HMS “Engadine”): Lieutenant-Commander Roger (Vincent) Alison, R.N.
Second Division 13DF
- Destroyer HMS “Nestor”: Commander the Honourable Edward (Barry Stewart) Bingham, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Nomad”: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Whitfield, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Nicator”: Lieutenant Jack (Ernest Albert) Mocatta, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Onslow” (detached to escort HMS “Engadine”): Lieutenant-Commander John (Cronyn) Tovey, R.N.
Third Division 13DF
- Destroyer HMS “Narborough”: Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Corlett, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Pelican”: Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth (Adair) Beattie, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Petard”: Lieutenant-Commander Evelyn (Claude Ogilvie) Thomson, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Turbulent” (attached from 10DF, Harwich Force): Lieutenant-Commander Dudley Stuart, R.N.
Attached Harwich Destroyers (escorted 2BCS)First Division
- Destroyer HMS “Lydiard” (from 9DF): Commander Malcolm (Lennon) Goldsmith, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Liberty” (from 9DF): Lieutenant-Commander Philip (Wilfred Sidney) King, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Landrail” (from 9DF): Lieutenant-Commander Francis (Edward Henry Graham) Hobart, R.N.
Second Division
- Destroyer HMS “Moorsom” (from 10DF): Commander John (Coombe) Hodgson, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Laurel” (from 9DF): Lieutenant Henry (Dawson Crawford) Stanistreet, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Morris” (from 10DF): Lieutenant-Commander Edward (Sidney) Graham, R.N.
Fifth Battle Squadron (5BS) (temporarily attached BCF), Rosyth, from Scapa Flow- Commander 5BS: Rear-Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas, M.V.O.
- Battle ship HMS “Barham” (flag to Rear-Admiral Commanding 5BS): Captain Arthur (William) Craig, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Valiant”: Captain Maurice Woollcombe, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Warspite”: Captain Edward (Montgomery) Phillpotts, R.N.
- Battle ship HMS “Malaya”: Captain the Honourable Algernon (Douglas Edward Harry) Boyle, C.B., M.V.O., R.N.
First Destroyer Flotilla (1DF) (part, attached from GF, in company with 5BS), Rosyth, from Scapa Flow
- Scout cruisers HMS “Fearless”: Captain Charles (Donnison) Roper, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Defender”: Lieutenant-Commander Laurence (Reynolds) Palmer, R.N.
First Division 1DF
- Destroyer HMS “Acheron”: Commander Charles (Gordon) Ramsey, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Ariel”: Lieutenant-Commander Arthur (Grendon) Tippet, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Attack”: Lieutenant-Commander Charles (Herbert Neill) James, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Hydra”: Lieutenant Francis (George) Glossop, R.N.
Second Division
- Destroyer HMS “Badger”: Commander Charles Albert Fremantle, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Lizard”: Lieutenant-Commander Edward Brooke, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Goshawk”: Commander Dashwood (Fowler) Moir, R.N.
- Destroyer HMS “Lapwing”: Lieutenant-Commander Alexander (Hugh) Gye, R.N.
German forces
Hochseestreitkräfte- Chef der Hochseeflotte und Hochseestreitkräfte:Vizeadmiral Reinhard Scheer
- Chef der Stabes: Kapitän zur See Adolf von Trotha
- Chef der Operationsabteilung: Kapitän zur See Magnus von Levezow
III. Geschwader- Geschwaderchef: Konteradmiral Paul Behncke
- 2. Admiral: Konteradmiral Hermann Nordmann
- 1. Admiralstabsoffizier: Korvettenkapitän Freiherr Ernst von Gagern
5. Division
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “König” (Geschwaderflaggschiff): Kapitän zur See Friedrich Brüninghaus
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Großer Kurfürst”: Kapitän zur See Ernst Goette
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Kronprinz”: Kapitän zur See Constanz Feldt
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Markgraf”: Kapitän zur See Karl Seiferling
6. Division
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Kaiser” (Divisionflaggschiff): Kapitän zur See Freiherr Walter von Keyserlingk
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Prinzregent Luitpold”: Kapitän zur See Karl Heuser
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Kaiserin”: Kapitän zur See Karl Sievers
Flaggschiff- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Friedrich der Große” (Flottenflaggschiff): Kapitän zur See Theodor Fuchs
I. Geschwader- Geschwaderchef: Vizeadmiral Eberhardt Schmidt
- 2. Admiral: Konteradmiral Walter Engelhart
- 1. Admiralstabsoffizier Korvettenkapitän Wolfgang Wegener
1. Division
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Ostfriesland” (Geschwaderflaggschiff): Kapitän zur See Ernst-Oldwig von Natzmer
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Thüringen”: Kapitän zur See Hans Küsel
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Helgoland”: Kapitän zur See Friedrich von Kameke
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Oldenburg”: Kapitän zur See Wilhelm Höpfner
2. Division
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Posen” (Divisionflaggschiff): Kapitän zur See Richard Lange
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Rheinland”: Kapitän zur See Heinrich Rohardt
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Nassau”: Kapitän zur See Robert Kühne
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Westfalen”: Kapitän zur See Johannes Redlich
II. Geschwader- Geschwaderchef: Konteradmiral Franz Mauve
- 2. Admiral: Konteradmiral Freiherr Gottfried von Dalwigk zu Lichtenfels
- 1. Admiralstabsoffizier Korvettenkapitän Willy Kahlert
3. Division
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Deutschland” (Geschwaderflaggschiff): Kapitän zur See Hugo Meurer
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Hessen”: Kapitän zur See Rudolf Bartels
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Pommern”: Kapitän zur See Siegfried Bölken
4. Division
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Hannover” (Divisionflaggschiff): Kapitän zur See Wilhlem Heine
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Schlesien”: Kapitän zur See Friedrich Behncke
- Linienschiff S.M.S. “Schleswig-Holstein”: Kapitän zur See Eduard Varrentrapp
IV. Aufklärungsgruppe- Gruppenchef: Kapitän zur See und Kommodore Ludwig von Reuter
- Admiralstabsoffizier Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Weber
- Kleiner Kreuzer S.M.S. “Stettin” (Gruppeflaggschiff): Fregattenkapitän Friedrich Rebensburg
- Kleiner Kreuzer S.M.S. “München”: Korvettenkapitän Oscar Böcker
- Kleiner Kreuzer S.M.S. “Frauenlob”: Fregattenkapitän Georg Hoffman
- Kleiner Kreuzer S.M.S. “Stuttgart”: Fregattenkapitän Max Hagedorn
Unterseeboots-Flottillen- Führer der Unterseeboote: Kapitän zur See Hermann Bauer
- Kleiner Kreuzer S.M.S. “Hamburg” (Flottillenführerschiff): Korvettenkapitän Gerhard von Gaudecker
Torpedoboots-Flottillen- I. Führer der Torpedoboote: Kapitän zur See und Kommodore Andreas Michelsen
- Kleiner Kreuzer S.M.S. “Rostock” (Führerschiff): Fregattenkapitän Otto Feldmann
1. Halbflottille- Halbflottillenchef: Kapitänleutnant Conrad Albrecht
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 39” (Halbflottillenführerboot): Oberleutnant zur See Franz-Ferdinand von Loefen
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 40”: Kapitänleutnant Richard Beitzen
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 38”: Kapitänleutnant Hermann Metger
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 32”: Kapitänleutnant Hermann Froelich
III. Flottille- Flottillenchef: Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Hollmann
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 53” (Flottillenführerboot): Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Götting
5. Halbflottille
- Halbflottillenchef: Kapitänleutnant Theophil Gautier
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 71” (Halbflottillenführerboot): Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich Ulrich
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 73”: Kapitänleutnant Martin Delbrück
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 88”: Kapitänleutnant Hans Scabell
4. Halbflottille
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 54” (Halbflottillenführerboot): Kapitänleutnant Otto Karlowa (Halbflottillenchef)
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 48”: Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Eckoldt
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 42”: Kapitänleutnant Bernd von Arnim
V. Flottille- Flottillenchef: Korvettenkapitän Oskar Heinekke
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 11” (Flottillenführerboot): Kapitänleutnant Adolf Müller
9. Halbflottille
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 2” (Halbflottillenführerboot): Kapitänleutnant Gerhard Hoefer (Halbflottillenchef)
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 4”: Kapitänleutnant Armin Barop
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 6”: Oberleutnant zur See Hans Behrendt
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 1”: Oberleutnant zur See Hans Röthig
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 3”: Kapitänleutnant Manfred von Killinger
10. Halbflottille
- Halbflottillenchef: Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Klein
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 8” (Halbflottillenführerboot): Oberleutnant zur See Ernst Rodenberg
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 5”: Oberleutnant zur See Paul Tils
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 7”: Kapitänleutnant Johannes Weinecke
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 9”: Kapitänleutnant Hans Anschütz
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 10”: Oberleutnant zur See Waldemar Haumann
VII. Flottille- Flottillenchef: Korvettenkapitän Gottlieb von Koch
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 24” (Flottillenführerboot): Kapitänleutnant Max Fink
13. Halbflottille
- Halbflottillenchef: Kapitänleutnant Georg von Zitzewitz
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 15” (Halbflottillenführerboot): Oberleutnant zur See Christian Schmidt
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 17”: Kapitänleutnant Hans-Joachim von Puttkammer
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 20”: Kapitänleutnant Albert Benecke
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 16”: Kapitänleutnant Walter Loeffler
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 18”: Kapitänleutnant Bruno Haushalter
14. Halbflottille
- Halbflottillenchef: Korvettenkapitän Hermann Cordes
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 19” (Halbflottillenführerboot): Oberleutnant zur See Georg Reimer
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 23”: Kapitänleutnant Arthur von Killinger
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 189”: Oberleutnant zur See Wilhelm Keil
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 186”: Kapitänleutnant Freiherr Wedig von Keyserlingk
Aufklärungsstreitkräfte
I. Aufklärungsgruppe- Befehlshaber der Aufklärungsstreitkräfte: Vizeadmiral Franz Hipper
- 1. Admiralstabsoffizier: Korvettenkapitän Erich Raeder
- Großer Kreuzer S.M.S. “Lützow” (Gruppeflaggschiff): Kapitän zur See Victor Harder
- Großer Kreuzer S.M.S. “Derfflinger”: Kapitän zur See Johannes Hartog
- Großer Kreuzer S.M.S. “Seydlitz”: Kapitän zur See Moritz von Egidy
- Großer Kreuzer S.M.S. “Moltke”: Kapitän zur See Johannes von Karpf
- Großer Kreuzer S.M.S. “Von der Tann”: Kapitän zur See Hans Zenker
II. Aufklärungsgruppe- Gruppenchef: Konteradmiral Friedrich Boedicker
- Kleiner Kreuzer S.M.S. “Frankfurt” (Gruppeflaggschiff): Kapitän zur See Thilo von Trotha
- Kleiner Kreuzer S.M.S. “Elbing”: Fregattenkapitän Rudolf Madlung
- Kleiner Kreuzer S.M.S. “Pillau”: Fregattenkapitän Konrad Mommsen
- Kleiner Kreuzer S.M.S. “Wiesbaden”: Fregattenkapitän Fritz Reiß
Torpedoboots-Flottillen- II. Führer der Torpedoboote: Kapitän zur See und Kommodore Paul Heinrich
- Kleiner Kreuzer S.M.S. “Regensburg” (Führerschiff):Fregattenkapitän Bruno Heuberer
II. Flottille- Flottillenchef: Fregattenkapitän Heinrich Schuur
- Torpedoboot-Zerstörer S.M.S. “B 98” (Flottillenführerboot): Kapitänleutnant Theodor Hengstenberg
3. Halbflottille
- Halbflottillenchef: Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Boest
- Torpedoboot-Zerstörer S.M.S. “G 101”(Halbflottillenführerboot): Kapitänleutnant Rudolf Schulte
- Torpedoboot-Zerstörer S.M.S. “G 102”: Kapitänleutnant von Barendorff (?)
- Torpedoboot-Zerstörer S.M.S. “B 112”: Kapitänleutnant August Claussen
- Torpedoboot-Zerstörer S.M.S. “B 97”: Kapitänleutnant Leo Riedel
4. Halbflottille
- Halbflottillenchef: Korvettenkapitän Adolf Dithmar
- Torpedoboot-Zerstörer S.M.S. “B 109” (Halbflottillenführerboot): Kapitänleutnant Victor Hahndorff
- Torpedoboot-Zerstörer S.M.S. “B 110”: Kapitänleutnant August Vollheim
- Torpedoboot-Zerstörer S.M.S. “B 111”: Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Schickhardt
- Torpedoboot-Zerstörer S.M.S. “G 103”: Kapitänleutnant Fritz Spiess
- Torpedoboot-Zerstörer S.M.S. “G 104”: Kapitänleutnant Georg von Bartenwerffer
Vl. Flottille- Flottillenchef: Korvettenkapitän Max Schultz
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 41” (Flottillenführerboot): Kapitänleutnant Hermann Boehm
11. Halbflottille
- Halbflottillenchef: Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Rüman
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 44” (Halbflottillenführerboot): Kapitänleutnant Karl von Holleuffer
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 87”: Kapitänleutnant Siegfried Karstens
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 86”: Kapitänleutnant Kurt Grimm
12. Halbflottille
- Halbflottillenchef: Kapitänleutnant Rudolf Lahs
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 69” (Halbflottillenführerboot):Kapitänleutnant Robert Stecher
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 45”: Kapitänleutnant Martin Laßmann
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 46”: Kapitänleutnant Bruno Krumhaar
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 50”: Kapitänleutnant Philipp Recke
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “G 37”: Kapitänleutnant Wolf von Trotha
IX. Flottille- Flottillenchef: Korvettenkapitän Herbert Goehle
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 28” (Flottillenführerboot): Kapitänleutnant Otto Lenssen
17. Halbflottille
- Halbflottillenchef: Kapitänleutnant Hermann Ehrhardt
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 27”(Halbflottillenführerboot): Oberleutnant zur See Hartmut Buddecke
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 26”: Kapitänleutnant Hans Köhler
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 36”: Kapitänleutnant Franz Fischer
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 51”: Kapitänleutnant Werner Dette
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 52”: Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Ehrentraut
18. Halbflottille
- Halbflottillenchef: Korvettenkapitän Werner Tillessen
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 30” (Halbflottillenführerboot): Oberleutnant zur See Ernst Wolf
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 34”: Kapitänleutnant Otto Andersen
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 33”: Kapitänleutnant Waldemar von Münch
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “V 29”: Kapitänleutnant Erich Steinbrinck
- Großtorpedoboot S.M.S. “S 35”: Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Ihn
References
- Captain Donald Macintyre, Jutland, Evans Brothers Ltd. 1957; ISBN 0-330-20142-5
- Lieutenant-Commander P.K. Kemp, H. M. Destroyers, (London: Herbert Jenkins, 1956).
- Julian Corbett, Naval Operations Volume III, (London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1923).
- V. E. Tarrant, Jutland: the German perspective, (London, Cassell & Co., 1995); ISBN 0-304-35848-7.
- Captain Otto Groos, Der Krieg zur See, 1914-18. Der Krieg in der Nordsee vol.5 (Berlin: Mittler, 1925).
- Commander H. H. Frost, The Battle of Jutland, (Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1936); ISBN 0-87021-098-X.
- Professor Arthur Marder, From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow Vol.3: Jutland and After, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978); ISBN 0-19-215841-4.
Categories:- World War I orders of battle
- North Sea operations of World War I
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