- Damage to major ships at the Battle of Jutland
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The following tables show the hits scored on individual ships at the Battle of Jutland. They provide good insights into when conditions favoured each of the navies and an image of the standard of gunnery in both forces.
Damage to capital ships, 15:48-16:54
Hits on British ships Ship 12-inch 11-inch Total Note Lion 9 0 9 Princess Royal 6 0 6 Queen Mary 3 4 7 Sunk Tiger 0 14 14 New Zealand 0 1 1 Indefatigable 0 5 5 Sunk Barham 1 1 2 Total 19 25 44 Hits on German Ships Ship 15-inch 13.5-inch/1400 lb 13.5-inch/1250 lb 12-inch Total Lützow 0 0 4 0 4 Derfflinger 0 0 0 0 0 SMS Seydlitz 1 4 0 0 5 Moltke 4 4 0 0 8 Von der Tann 1 2 0 0 3 Total 6 7 4 0 17 Damage to Capital Ships, 16:54-18:15
Hits on British ships Ship 12-inch 11-inch Total Lion 4 0 4 Tiger 0 1 1 Barham 4 0 4 Warspite 0 2 2 Malaya 7 0 7 Total 15 3 18 Hits on German ships Ship 15-inch 13.5-inch/1250 lb Total Lützow 4 1 5 Derfflinger 3 0 3 Seydlitz 6 0 6 König 1 0 1 Großer Kurfürst 1 0 1 Markgraf 3 0 3 Total 18 1 19 Damage to Capital Ships and Armoured Cruisers, 18:15-19:00
Hits on British ships, Ship 12-inch 11-inch Total Notes Invincible 5 0 5 Sunk Princess Royal 2 0 2 Warspite 13 0 13 Steering gear jammed Total 20 0 20 Hits on German ships Ship 13.5-inch/1400 lb 13.5-inch/1250 lb 12-inch Total Notes Lützow 0 2 8 10 Sunk during the night Derfflinger 0 0 3 3 Seydlitz 0 0 1 1 König 7 1 0 8 Markgraf 0 1 0 1 Total 7 4 12 23 Damage to capital ships , 19:00-19:45 There were no hits on British ships in this time interval, hinting at how much conditions favoured the Royal Navy between these times.
Hits on German Ships Ship 15-inch 13.5-nch/1400 lb 13.5-inch/1250 lb 12-Inch Total Lützow 0 0 5 0 5 Derfflinger 7 0 0 0 7 Seydlitz 1 0 0 4 5 Von der Tann 1 0 0 0 1 König 0 1 0 0 1 Großer Kurfürst 4 3 0 0 7 Markgraf 0 0 0 1 1 Kaiser 0 0 0 2 2 Helgoland 1 0 0 0 1 Total 14 4 5 14 37 Damage to Capital Ships and pre-dreadnoughts , 20:19-20:39 None on British Ships at this time.
Hits on German Ships, Ship 13.5-inch/1250 lb 12-inch Total Notes Derfflinger 1 0 1 Seydlitz 2 3 5 Schleswig-Holstein 0 1 1 Pommern 0 1 1 Later sunk by Torpedo Accuracy
Hits obtained by British Battlecruisers and Battleships (BCS = Battlecruiser squadron) (BS = Battle Squadron)
Shells Fired Hits % Accuracy 1st and 2nd BCS 1469 21 1.43% 3rd BCS 373 16 4.39% 5th BS 1099 29 2.64% 2nd, 4th, 1st BS 1593 57 3.70% Hits obtained by German Battlecruisers and Battleships
Shells Fired Hits % Accuracy 1st Scouting Group 1670 65 3.89% Battleships 1927 57 2.96% Reference list
- Campbell, John. "Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting". Lyons Press. http://webpages.charter.net/abacus/news/jutland/cont.htm.
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